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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•vest•ment /ɪnˈvɛstmənt/USA pronunciation n. - Business[uncountable] the investing of money in order to make a profit.
- Business a thing invested in, as a business or a product:[countable]Computers are usually a good investment for business.
- Business something invested, as a sum of money:[countable]Each partner's investment was $5,000.
- the investing of time and effort in order to achieve something:[countable]The two years he spent writing the book were an investment in his future career.
- [countable] the act of formally investing, as with a title or office.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•vest•ment (in vest′mənt),USA pronunciation n. - the investing of money or capital in order to gain profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
- a particular instance or mode of investing.
- a thing invested in, as a business, a quantity of shares of stock, etc.
- something that is invested;
sum invested. - the act or fact of investing or state of being invested, as with a garment.
- 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.
- Biologyany covering, coating, outer layer, or integument, as of an animal or vegetable.
- the act of investing with a quality, attribute, etc.
- investiture with an office, dignity, or right.
- a siege or blockade;
the surrounding of a place with military forces or works, as in besieging. - MetallurgyAlso called investment compound. a refractory material applied in a plastic state to a pattern to make a mold.
- [Archaic.]a garment or vestment.
- 1590–1600 for def. 12; 1605–15 for def. 1; invest + -ment
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: investment /ɪnˈvɛstmənt/ n - the act of investing money
- the amount invested
- an enterprise, asset, etc, in which money is or can be invested
- the act of investing effort, resources, etc
- the amount invested
- the outer layer or covering of an organ, part, or organism
- a less common word for investiture
- the act of investing or state of being invested, as with an official robe, a specific quality, etc
- rare the act of besieging with military forces, works, etc
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