Investment

//ɪnˈvɛstmənt// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of investing, or state of being invested. countable, uncountable

    "Giving your children a good education is a wise long-term investment."

  2. 2
    the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank wordnet
  3. 3
    A placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use or appreciation. countable, uncountable

    "An investment in ink, paper, and steel pens."

  4. 4
    the act of putting on robes or vestments wordnet
  5. 5
    A vestment. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "Whose white investments figure innocence."

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  1. 6
    the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit wordnet
  2. 7
    The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded. countable, uncountable

    "the investment of the fort"

  3. 8
    outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism wordnet
  4. 9
    A mixture of silica sand and plaster which, by surrounding a wax pattern, creates a negative mold of the form used for casting, among other metals, bronze. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result wordnet
  6. 11
    money that is invested with an expectation of profit wordnet

Etymology

From invest + -ment.

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