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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In one 2015 sale, investigators found an investment company bought the home of a ward for $125,000, then sold it weeks later for $149,000 to the girlfriend of the Guardianship Program property coordinator who helped manage the sale. Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025 Here are a few things to consider when evaluating and choosing a gold investment company. Stephanie Colestock, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025 The other two are John Elkann, who runs the Agnelli family investment company Exor, and Charlie Songhurst, a major tech investor and former top Microsoft executive. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025 But most likely will involve some return to private equity or investment companies, but not for sure. Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024 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 14 Mar. 2025.

Legal Definition

investment company

see company

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