investment company

noun

: a company whose primary business is holding securities of other companies purely for investment purposes compare holding company

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Similar to an incubator, a start-up accelerator is an investment company that looks to grow a new venture in exchange for a stake in the business. Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 14 July 2025 Kushner, a former top adviser to his father-in-law President Donald Trump, launched investment company Affinity Partners in 2021 with assets under management jumping to $4.8 billion in 2024, according to a regulatory filing. Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 28 June 2025 Serving real estate investment companies, private equity backers, GPs, and syndicators, Shams shepherds clients through every fund-formation milestone and commercial real estate transaction. Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 10 June 2025 Many had only been issued certificates rather than delivery orders, exposing a long-standing cask investment company tactic: reducing a nuanced and complex area into a simple sales pitch. Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for investment company

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of investment company was circa 1917

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“Investment company.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/investment%20company. Accessed 12 Aug. 2025.

Legal Definition

investment company

see company

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