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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.
- 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
- rare.the 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
- ԴDz····Գ noun
- ····Գ noun
- ···Գ noun
- ···Գ adjective
- ···Գ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of investment1
Example Sentences
They may need to consider reducing their spending or moving cash into more stable investments like money market funds and short-term Treasury securities, The New York Times reported.
There are discussions too about whether it's possible to speed up the long waited-for Industrial Strategy – a plan to get investment into the UK pencilled in for June, but could it be brought forward?
You won’t suffer those downturns in “safer” investments such as U.S.
Not all renovations will boost your home’s value or provide much of a return on investment.
Mr Powers added: "This transition, if pursued, would take years and require significant investment."
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