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investment
[in-vest-muhnt]
noun
the investing of money or capital in order to gain profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
a particular instance or mode of investing.
a thing invested in, as a business, a quantity of shares of stock, etc.
the act or fact of investing or state of being invested, as with a garment.
a devoting, using, or giving of time, talent, emotional energy, etc., as for a purpose or to achieve something.
His investment in the project included more time than he cared to remember.
Biology.any covering, coating, outer layer, or integument, as of an animal or vegetable.
the act of investing with a quality, attribute, etc.
investiture with an office, dignity, or right.
a siege or blockade; the surrounding of a place with military forces or works, as in besieging.
Also called investment compound.Metallurgy.a refractory material applied in a plastic state to a pattern to make a mold.
Archaic.a garment or vestment.
investment
/ ɪˈɛٳəԳ /
noun
the act of investing money
the amount invested
an enterprise, asset, etc, in which money is or can be invested
the act of investing effort, resources, etc
the amount invested
economics the amount by which the stock of capital (plant, machinery, materials, etc) in an enterprise or economy changes
biology the outer layer or covering of an organ, part, or organism
a less common word for investiture
the act of investing or state of being invested, as with an official robe, a specific quality, etc
rarethe act of besieging with military forces, works, etc
investment
The purchase of property with the expectation that its value will increase over time.
Other 51Թ Forms
- nonreinvestment noun
- overinvestment noun
- preinvestment noun
- proinvestment adjective
- reinvestment noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of investment1
Example Sentences
For companies like Keen and Oka, making shoes in America requires patience, investment, and innovation.
But when it comes to obsessions, business investment has got to be close.
Shanks said the Acorn investment, announced as part of chancellor Rachel Reeves' spending review, was designed to lure in further funding from private investment.
"A lack of investment in our own domestic energy production has left us exposed," she said.
White-collar jobs in other industries are also being threatened by technological change, greater investment in AI and retrenchments after pandemic-era hiring sprees.
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