- investor
- a gamblerA usage by promoters of football pools and other lotteries to delude subscribers into believing that they are not wasting their money.
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
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Investor(in) — Investor(in) … Deutsch Wörterbuch
Investor AB — Tipo Pública Fundación 1916 Sede Estocolmo … Wikipedia Español
Investor AB — Création 1916 Forme juridique Société anonyme (A.B) Siège social … Wikipédia en Français
investor — index backer, contributor (giver), creditor, customer, grantor, patron (influential supporter), shareholder … Law dictionary
Investor — In*vest or, n. One who invests. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
investor — 1580s, one who clothes; 1862, one who invests money, agent noun from INVEST (Cf. invest) … Etymology dictionary
investor — is spelt or, not er … Modern English usage
investor — [n] financier backer, banker, capitalist, lender, shareholder, stockholder, venture capitalist; concepts 347,348,353 … New thesaurus
Investor — The owner of a financial asset. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * investor in‧vest‧or [ɪnˈvestə ǁ ər] noun [countable] FINANCE a person or organization that invests money in order to make a profit: • Investors are confused about where… … Financial and business terms
investor — The owner of a financial asset. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary The party whose assets are being invested, and that benefits from the performance of the investment. It can either be an individual or organisation. Euroclear Clearing and Settlement… … Financial and business terms
Investor AB — Infobox Company company name = Investor AB company company type = Public (OMX|SSE161|INVE B) foundation = 1916 location = Stockholm, Sweden key people = Jacob Wallenberg (Chairman of the board), Börje Ekholm (President and CEO) industry =… … Wikipedia
