corporate investor
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4.3
- noun
- /ˈkɔːr.pə.rət ɪnˈvɛs.tər/
:
inversor corporativo
- Many corporate investors are looking for promising startups to fund and support.
Examples
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Corporate investors often take a controlling stake in companies to influence their direction.
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Corporate investors know a good thing when they see it.
Academic text (2000) -
There aren't any private or corporate investors dumb enough to fall for this, at least I hope not.
Blog text (6) -
For the last half-century, those policies have also fostered dependence on federal welfare payments and on tax-sparing arrangements for U.S. corporate investors.
Academic text (1997) -
Under the L3C's structure, foundations would normally be expected to be the first in and to assume the highest risk at very low return, creating a desirable climate to attract capital from private and corporate investors interested in the charitable purpose of the L3C, as well as possible market-rate investors.
Blog text (12) -
The merger attracted several large corporate investors who saw potential for growth.
Synonyms
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3.1
A person or company who gives money to a business to try to make money
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3.4
A company that manages people's money by buying stocks and bonds for them
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3.0
A business that collects money from many people and buys shares or bonds for them
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7.5
A company that buys or takes control of another company
How Controlling
- Specialized
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3.5
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7.5
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4.3
- Specialized
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3.0
- Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is directly compositional: 'corporate' (relating to a corporation) modifies 'investor' (one who invests), yielding an investor that is a company. This adjective–noun combination follows standard, cross-linguistically common noun-modifier semantics, so a B1 learner who knows both words should be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
Corporate investor comes from the idea of a company acting like an investor: corporate means a business and investor means someone who 'puts money into' other companies. So it refers to a company that 'puts money into' or 'buys control of' other companies.