investment company

American  

noun

1. a company that invests its funds in other companies and issues its own securities against these investments.

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Etymology

Origin of investment company

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

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investment company

Pensions and investment company Royal London suggested 30% of UK adults were financially fragile, with low savings and limited capacity to cope with financial shocks.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

Kennedy Wilson, a real estate investment company based in Beverly Hills, owns nonprofit Vintage Housing, which builds and operates affordable housing using tax credits and other state and federal financing to help fund it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

He is now Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Atairos, a strategic investment company with ties to Comcast.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

Pershing Square USA is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company whose investment manager is also Pershing Square Capital Management.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

That scared folks, and the investment company sold cheap as dirt.

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Related Words

• holding company
• investment firm
• investment house
• investment trust