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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
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First Known Use
1959, in the meaning defined above
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“Growth company.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/growth%20company. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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growth company
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