| 单词 | investment |
| 释义 | investment /in vest"meuhnt/, n. 1. the investing of money or capital in order to gain profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value. 2. a particular instance or mode of investing. 3. a thing invested in, as a business, a quantity of shares of stock, etc. 4. something that is invested; sum invested. 5. the act or fact of investing or state of being invested, as with a garment. 6. 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. 7. Biol. any covering, coating, outer layer, or integument, as of an animal or vegetable. 8. the act of investing with a quality, attribute, etc. 9. investiture with an office, dignity, or right. 10. a siege or blockade; the surrounding of a place with military forces or works, as in besieging. 11. Also called investment compound. Metall. a refractory material applied in a plastic state to a pattern to make a mold. 12. Archaic. a garment or vestment. [1590-1600 for def. 12; 1605-15 for def. 1; INVEST + -MENT] |
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