growth company

noun

: a company that grows at a greater rate than the economy as a whole and that usually directs a relatively high proportion of income back into the business

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Fervor for its wide-ranging toys has turned Pop Mart into the hottest Chinese growth company, with shares up 368% this year, trouncing most members on the MSCI China Index. —

Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 20 Dec. 2024 The filing also discusses recent accounting standards and the company's approach to compliance as an emerging growth company under the JOBS Act, which allows for certain reporting exemptions. —

Quartz Bot, Quartz, 17 Dec. 2024 The company is classified as an emerging growth company and is subject to certain exemptions from reporting requirements. —

Quartz Bot, Quartz, 9 Dec. 2024 Charlton Aria Acquisition Corporation is classified as an emerging growth company and is subject to certain exemptions from reporting requirements. —

Quartz Bot, Quartz, 3 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for growth company

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of growth company was in 1959

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“Growth company.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/growth%20company. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.

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