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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The Trust is classified as an 'emerging growth company' and is not required to provide an auditor’s attestation report on management’s assessment of internal controls over financial reporting. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024 Much, but not all, of the extra performance can be attributed to early timing of future Magnificent 7 stocks (Nvidia, Apple and Amazon) but other strong growth companies contributed as well. Joel Shulman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 And the outcome of a growth mindset is, with any luck, a growth company. Evan Clark, WWD, 30 Oct. 2024 That’s a steep valuation for a growth company that’s no longer growing. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Oct. 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 22 Nov. 2024.

Legal Definition

growth company

see company

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