growth company

noun

: a company that grows at a greater rate than the economy as a whole and that usually directs a relatively high proportion of income back into the business

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Zell has been a tech entrepreneur and investor since 2012, building and investing in a broad portfolio of growth companies including AssetWatch, a category defining condition monitoring company serving global manufacturers. Forbes Under 30 Team, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025 In the 16 years since the financial crisis, Wall Street’s winners have been big growth companies. William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025 This is because some of their holdings are, by traditional standards, growth companies. Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025 The company is classified as a non-accelerated filer and does not qualify as a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for growth company

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of growth company was in 1959

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“Growth company.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/growth%20company. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

Legal Definition

growth company

see company

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