investor
noun [ C ] uk/ɪnˈves.tər/ us/ɪnˈves.t̬ɚ/
B2 投资者
a person who puts money into something in order to make a profit or get an advantage
A New York investor offered to acquire the company's shares for $13 each. 一名纽约投资商提出以每股13美元的价格收购这家公司的股票。
Small investors (= people who invest only a small amount of money) are hoping that the markets will improve. 小额投资者希望市场会好转。
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- There is a 20-day cooling-off period in which the investor can choose to back out of the contract.
- They have begun attracting investors, most notably big Japanese financial houses.
- The financial crash blackened the image of investment for many small investors.
- Stuttering productivity figures over the last two years have made the industry unattractive to investors.
- The company was set up to buy and sell shares on behalf of investors.