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Investment
//ɪnˈvɛstmənt// noun
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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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- 6 the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit wordnet
- 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"
- 8 outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism wordnet
- 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
- 10 the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result wordnet
- 11 money that is invested with an expectation of profit wordnet
Etymology
From invest + -ment.
See also for "investment"
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