investomer
noun/ɪnˈvɛstəmə/UK/ɪnˈvɛstəmɚ/US
Etymology
Blend of investor + customer.
- derived from custumarius
- derived from coustumier
- inherited from custumer
Definitions
A customer who also owns shares in the business.
- In some cases, of course, customers are owners, too. Examples include the members of associations, cooperatives, and credit unions as well as the shareholders of companies that are deliberately setting out to create "investomers."
- Unlike Kickstarter, the local operation forgoes donations and seeks “investomers,” company lingo for investors who'll ideally become regular customers, thanks to credits they receive when the business opens.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for investomer. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA