investment company

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of investment company¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Via a Middle East investment company, Assets Group, the Qataris are currently building an exclusive, 40-villa luxury resort there, with an upgraded concrete airstrip capable of receiving executive jets, far from prying eyes.

Read more on BBC

Deregulation brought in financial and investment companies by the score and the diverse services to keep them going.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

"The economic activities of Korean investment companies and the rights and interests of Korean citizens must not be unfairly infringed upon during US law enforcement operations," the foreign ministry statement said.

Read more on BBC

Jamestown, a real estate and investment company, markets the Northern Waterfront an emerging AI hub after leasing more than 43,000 square feet of office space to AI companies.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

Prosecutors also allege Lloyd lied about being a financial manager, the vice president of a company called Planet 13 Holdings and that he worked for an investment company called Landmark Associates.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• holding company 
• investment firm www.thesaurus.com
• investment house www.thesaurus.com
• investment trust