investment company

noun

: a company whose primary business is holding securities of other companies purely for investment purposes compare holding company

Examples of investment company in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Rob Arnott, founder of Newport Beach investment company Research Affiliates, has called Nvidia a great company but warned even last year that its stock performance is unsustainable. Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024 There are echoes of Linda’s fake investment company’s Ponzi scheme in the Graceland scam, but no evidence tying her to the Naussany foreclosure caper. Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 14 June 2024 Renco Group, a private investment company, would acquire the majority of Coach’s assets in exchange for taking on $130 million of company debt and certain union contracts. Reuters, CNN, 12 June 2024 The private investment company claims in its own lawsuit that Lisa Marie died with an outstanding $3.8 million loan that used Graceland as collateral. Zoe Guy, Vulture, 22 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for investment company 

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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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“Investment company.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/investment%20company. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

Legal Definition

investment company

see company

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