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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 Word Forms
- ԴDz····Գ noun
- ····Գ noun
- ···Գ noun
- ···Գ adjective
- ···Գ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of investment1
Example Sentences
"The evidence of other European cities suggests this model will translate overnight stays into major investment, so that we can convert that into world-leading and world-beating events."
Other private buyers are investing in fairly new buildings filled with tenants, which are considered low-risk investments.
English Football League chairman Rick Parry has been an advocate for an independent regulator, but the Premier League fears it could impact on competitiveness and investment.
BBC Scotland previously said it would increase total investment in drama over the next three years with a focus on "world-class productions" that can be sold internationally.
"Obviously there are strains. We are all following what's happening in our domestic bond markets, in our equity markets, and we all know that that uncertainty is bad for investment in the UK economy."
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