investverb [ I or T ]
uk/ɪnˈvest/us/ɪnˈvest/B2 to put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or get an advantage:
The institute will invest five million in the project.
He's not certain whether to invest in the property market.
You have all invested significant amounts of time and energy in making this project the success that it is.
More examples
- France and Germany invest far more per capita in public transport than Britain.
- There is a quirk in the rules that allows you to invest money without paying tax.
- Dean tricked the old lady into giving him £800, claiming that he would invest it for her.
- The return on the money we invested was very low.
- By investing small amounts regularly, you can smooth out the effects of sudden rises and falls in the stock market.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Investing money
- backer
- backing
- capitalize
- deposit
- endow
- financial adviser
- investment
- inward
- mature
- maturity
- microfinance
- pay
- plough
- plough sth into sth
- protect
- pump sth into sth
- punt on sth
- put sth up
- sink
- sink sth into sth
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Phrasal verb(s)
invest in sth
invest sb with sth
invest sb/sth with sth