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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The backstory Opened in April of 2025, the property investment company Groupe Galia spent 10 years overhauling this unusual site, which sits a few blocks from the Parc Monceau. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2026 There, journalists Pelle Andersson, Robert Braunerhielm, and Monica Lindstedt launched the free commuter newspaper Metro in the capital, Stockholm, with financial support from the Kinnevik investment company. Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Apr. 2026 There are questions about the role that large investment companies play in the affordability of housing in the state. Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026 Temasek, Singapore’s state investment company, holds a 36% stake. Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026 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 4 May. 2026.

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