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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Sotheby’s has closed a deal, previously announced this summer, for Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund and investment company, ADQ, to acquire a minority stake in the auction house. —

Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2024 Aaron Damiano Sparkes is the founder and CEO of Whisky 1901, a leading Scotch whisky investment company headquartered in London. —

Aaron Damiano Sparkes, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 The Emerson Collective, the investment company founded by Laurene Powell Jobs, was considered as a potential host for the accelerator, according to Wicks’ office. —

Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024 Here are the biggest analyst calls on Wall Street on Wednesday: Wolfe initiates Apollo Global at outperform Wolfe sees an attractive risk/reward for the investment company. —

Michael Bloom, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for investment company

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1917, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of investment company was circa 1917

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