26984 words

investor

3 definitions • 7 examples
1
a person who puts money into something in order to make a profit or get an advantage:

Examples:

A New York investor offered to acquire the company's shares for $13 each.
Small investors (= people who invest only a small amount of money) are hoping that the markets will improve.
2
a person or group of people that puts its money into a business or other organization in order to make a profit:

Examples:

Many stock-market investors who wanted to sell couldn’t find any buyers.
3
a person, organization, or country that puts money into something in order to make a profit or receive interest:

Examples:

an investor in sth The largest investor in the non-manufacturing sector was the UK.
a large/major investor
an institutional/individual/private investor Much of the increase in private investor activity has come through online dealing.

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