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investment

[ in-vest-muhnt ]

noun

  1. the investing of money or capital in order to gain profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
  2. a particular instance or mode of investing.
  3. a thing invested in, as a business, a quantity of shares of stock, etc.
  4. something that is invested; sum invested.
  5. the act or fact of investing or state of being invested, as with a garment.
  6. 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.

  7. Biology. any covering, coating, outer layer, or integument, as of an animal or vegetable.
  8. the act of investing with a quality, attribute, etc.
  9. investiture with an office, dignity, or right.
  10. a siege or blockade; the surrounding of a place with military forces or works, as in besieging.
  11. Also called investment compound. Metallurgy. a refractory material applied in a plastic state to a pattern to make a mold.
  12. Archaic. a garment or vestment.


investment

/ ɪˈɛٳəԳ /

noun

    1. the act of investing money
    2. the amount invested
    3. an enterprise, asset, etc, in which money is or can be invested
    1. the act of investing effort, resources, etc
    2. the amount invested
  1. economics the amount by which the stock of capital (plant, machinery, materials, etc) in an enterprise or economy changes
  2. biology the outer layer or covering of an organ, part, or organism
  3. a less common word for investiture
  4. the act of investing or state of being invested, as with an official robe, a specific quality, etc
  5. rare.
    the act of besieging with military forces, works, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

investment

  1. The purchase of property with the expectation that its value will increase over time.
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  • ԴDz····Գ noun
  • ····Գ noun
  • ···Գ noun
  • ···Գ adjective
  • ···Գ noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of investment1

First recorded in 1590–1600 investment fordef 12; 1605–15 investment fordef 1; invest + -ment
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Not all renovations will boost your home’s value or provide much of a return on investment.

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Mr Powers added: "This transition, if pursued, would take years and require significant investment."

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Although he owns some stocks, Mr Burkholder said they were long-term investments and he was not obsessing over the sharp drops in the two days following the president's announcement.

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Much of the money goes into safer investments such as government bonds.

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He said that because of "cultural differences", Mr Yang helped him draft letters to Xi, including in relation to plans for the Eurasia Fund, an investment vehicle which Andrew was seeking to raise money for.

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