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investment company

American  

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of investment company

First recorded in 1930–35


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The moves have removed risk from the balance sheet “and transformed EchoStar into an investment company with meaningful further opportunities to unlock value,” he wrote in a note to clients on Friday while relaunching J.P.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Private investment company ADUG, owned by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan, bought City in 2008 and has transformed the club from also-rans into a dominant force.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The Japanese technology investment company said Thursday that net profit fell 18% from a year earlier to 347.33 billion yen, equivalent to $2.20 billion, for the three months ended June.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

The program is a partnership between the SoLa Foundation, a nonprofit affiliate of the affordable housing and real estate investment company SoLa Impact, and entertainment behemoth Live Nation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

But he had received a circular from an investment company in Wall Street, offering ten per cent. interest for any money he might have to invest.

From Chester Rand or The New Path to Fortune by Horatio Alger

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