What does "investment" mean?

The act of investing, or state of being invested.

How do you pronounce "investment"?

Pronounced //ɪnˈvɛstmənt//.

Common synonyms include: accouterment, aerial tactics, airborne tactics, appanage, apparel, applied tactics.

//ɪnˈvɛstmənt// noun

noun ·Common ·High school level

Noun

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
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
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
the act of putting on robes or vestments wordnet
5
A vestment. countable, obsolete, uncountable
"Whose white investments figure innocence."

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the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit wordnet
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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"
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outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism wordnet
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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
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the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result wordnet
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money that is invested with an expectation of profit wordnet