The owner of a financial asset. The New York Times Financial Glossary
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a person or organization that invests money in order to make a profit:
• Investors are confused about where to put their money in stocks.
• Investor confidence in the market is growing.
investor in
• Britain is the second largest foreign investor in Mexico.
word focus - investor
Types of investor
A
financier is a person or organization that provides money for investment. It can also be someone who works in a financial institution and is responsible for particular investments. For example, a
corporate financier arranges investments in companies. A
backer is a general word for someone who supports a plan, person, or company by giving them money. A
speculator is someone who buys goods, shares, property, or foreign currency etc in the hope that their value will increase so that they can be sold again at a much higher price and make a large profit. A
venture capitalist is someone who invests money in new businesses, especially when this involves taking risks.
a private investor who puts money into new business activities, especially ones based on advanced technical ideas;
= business angel a financial institution such as a bank or insurance company that invests in something:
• The bonds were allocated to institutional investors, rather than individual investors.
a person who invests their own money in financial markets, and is not working for a financial institution or as a professional investor:
• The system is designed to deal separately with professional market operators and personal investors.
a person or a
private company (= one whose shares are privately held and not traded on a stockmarket ) that makes investments, rather than a
public company (= one whose shares are traded on a stockmarket ) :
• They advise small businesses and link them up with private investors.
proˌfessional inˈvestor FINANCE JOBS
someone whose job is investing, either for themselves or for a financial organization:
• bond fund managers and other professional investors
a person or organization that invests, but that is not a
financial intermediary (= financial institution that deals in bonds, shares etc):
• Demand for the notes from retail investors and commercial banks was weaker than expected.
someone who prefers to invest in shares etc that carry the lowest risk:
• He finds the bonds appealing for risk-averse investors because, as long as you don't cash them in for five years, you collect a minimum interest rate of 6%.
someone who invests relatively small amounts of money for themselves, in addition to their usual job:
• Small investors will receive a 4 percent discount on the sale price of the stock.
someone who invests in stocks, shares etc that are considered to be selling at less than their real worth:
• Professional value investors have noticed some stocks in their portfolios moving into the selling range.
a person or organization that invests in companies etc that are in financial difficulty, for example by buying their debt or shares very cheaply:
• Many vulture investors see more big gains ahead, now that the stores show signs of a sales upturn.
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investor UK US /ɪnˈvestər/ noun [C] FINANCE
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The largest investor in the non-manufacturing sector was the UK.
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a large/major investor
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Much of the increase in private investor activity has come through online dealing.
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a foreign/international/overseas investor