(1) Certificated or uncertificated security, entitlement, securities account, commodity contract, or commodity account. A category of personal property collateral defined by the 2001 revisions to Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code.
See certificated and uncertificated.
(2) An informal term for real estate owned for investment rather than the owner's use. American Banker Glossary
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investment property UK US noun [C or U] FINANCE, PROPERTY
► a building or other property that you buy as an investment, usually so that you can rent it to other people: »
Mortgage rates are higher for investment property.
»She is a senior real-estate specialist, who specializes in the purchase and sale of investment properties.
Financial and business terms. 2012.