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investment bank

noun [C]
 
 

Definition

a bank that helps companies sell and buy shares, or helps them to buy other companies or merge (= join together) with each otherBanks and bank accounts investment banking
 
 
noun [U]
the business of operating an investment bankBanking and personal finance
investment banker noun [C] someone who has an important job in an investment bankBanking and personal financeJobs, careers and professionsWorking
(Definition of investment bank noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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