investor
US /ˌɪnˈvɛstɚ/
Definition
someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The company met with several investors to discuss its expansion plan.
Word Family
Synonyms
- backerinvests in a theatrical production
- venture capitalisthaving a meaning similar to investor
- shareholdersomeone who holds shares of stock in a corporation
Collocations
- Easy private investordescribing private investor (an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines)
- Medium investor relations conference calldescribing investor relations conference call (someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns)
- Hard institutional investor holding sharesdescribing institutional investor holding shares (relating to or constituting or involving an institution)
- Very Hard activist investor waging proxy battledescribing activist investor waging proxy battle (a militant reformer)
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