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noun
A financial institution principally engaged in holding, managing and investing securities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, finance
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: investment trust, investment firm, fund
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: nondepository financial institution
Narrower terms: hedge fund, hedgefund, mutual fund, mutual fund company, open-end fund, open-end investment company, closed-end fund, closed-end investment company, face-amount certificate company, Real Estate Investment Trust, REIT, unit investment trust, unit trust, nondiscretionary trust, fixed investment trust
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