investor

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ big, large, major

▪ long-term

▪ average, ordinary, small

▪

Many ordinary investors stand to lose money in this affair.

▪ potential, prospective, would-be (esp. BrE)

▪ business, institutional

▪ angel (= a private individual who invests money in a new business), individual, private, retail

▪ canny (BrE), savvy (esp. AmE), sophisticated

▪ cautious, risk-averse

▪ novice

▪ wealthy

▪ domestic, local

▪ foreign, international, inward (BrE), outside, overseas

▪ bond, equity, mutual-fund (AmE), stock

VERB + INVESTOR

▪ attract, encourage, lure

▪

A stable company is more likely to attract potential investors.

▪ advise, warn

▪

They advise investors where to put their money.

▪ convince, reassure

▪

They announced budget cuts which they hoped would reassure investors.

▪ deter, scare, scare away, scare off, worry

▪

Current government policies may worry overseas investors.

▪ defraud

▪ protect

INVESTOR + VERB

▪ buy sth, invest in sth

▪

Investors will be able to buy the shares from next week.

▪ flock to sth (esp. AmE), pile into sth (esp. BrE), rush into sth, rush to sth

▪

Investors have been flocking to the region because of high bank rates.

▪ sell sth

▪ be interested in sth

▪

This is an excellent deal for investors who are interested in smaller companies.

▪ react

▪

In this battle for brand leadership, how investors react is important.

INVESTOR + NOUN

▪ confidence

▪

the need to restore investor confidence

▪ sentiment

▪

Investor sentiment was running against corporate America.

▪ protection

PREPOSITION

▪ investor in

▪

investors in plantation forestry