Money and banking / B2

in-VEST-uh/ɪnˈvestə/

An investor puts money in to make a profit: a private investor; investor confidence. Invest is the verb (already in the dictionary). A private investor backed the studio. Finance pages. Spender is not a synonym. Do not call a student buying a bus pass an investor.

Meaning

A person or organisation that puts money into something in order to make a profit.

Examples

• “A private investor backed the studio after the arts grant was cut.”
• “Investor confidence fell after the profit warning, which is the City sense.”

Good to know

a private / foreign investor; investor confidence. Verb: invest. Noun: investment. Business pages. Profit-seeking capital, not a shopper.

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