Definitions of invest [ɪnˈvɛst]

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Definition of 'invest'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) invest
to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns.

2.  invest
to use (money), as in accumulating something:
to invest large sums in books.

3.  invest
to use, give, or devote (time, talent, etc.), as to achieve something.

4.  invest
to furnish with power, authority, or rank.

5.  invest
to endow:
Feudalism invested the lords with authority over their vassals.

6.  invest
to infuse or belong to:
Goodness invests his every action.

7.  invest
to provide with the insignia of office.

8.  invest
to install in an office or position.

9.  invest
to clothe or attire.

10.  invest
to cover, adorn, or envelop.

11.  invest
to surround with military forces; besiege.

12. (v.i.) invest
to make financial investments.

Etymology: (1525–35; < ML investīre to install, invest, surround, L: to clothe in =in-in-²+vestīre to clothe, der. of vestis garment; see vest)

Definition of 'invest'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) invest, put, commit, place
make an investment
"Put money into bonds"

2. (verb) endow, indue, gift, empower, invest, endue
give qualities or abilities to

3. (verb) invest, clothe, adorn
furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

4. (verb) invest, vest, enthrone
provide with power and authority
"They vested the council with special rights"

5. (verb) induct, invest, seat
place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
"there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy"

Definition of 'invest'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) invest
to buy sth or part of sth, hoping to make a profit
to invest in a company/product; The government has invested billions in the project.

Definition of 'invest'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) invest
to put garments on; to clothe; to dress; to array; -- opposed to divest. Usually followed by with, sometimes by in; as, to invest one with a robe

2. (verb) invest
to put on

3. (verb) invest
to clothe, as with office or authority; to place in possession of rank, dignity, or estate; to endow; to adorn; to grace; to bedeck; as, to invest with honor or glory; to invest with an estate

4. (verb) invest
to surround, accompany, or attend

5. (verb) invest
to confer; to give

6. (verb) invest
to inclose; to surround of hem in with troops, so as to intercept succors of men and provisions and prevent escape; to lay siege to; as, to invest a town

7. (verb) invest
to lay out (money or capital) in business with the /iew of obtaining an income or profit; as, to invest money in bank stock

8. (verb) invest
to make an investment; as, to invest in stocks; -- usually followed by in

Translation of 'invest'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (within) to put (money) into (a firm or business) usually by buying shares in it, in order to make a profit He invested (two hundred dollars) in a building firm.
Afrikaans: belê	Arabic: يُوَظِّف مالا، يَسْتَثْمِ	Bulgarian: влагам
Brazilian: investir	Czech: investovat	German: investieren
Danish: investere	Greek: επενδύω	Spanish: invertir
Estonian: investeerima	Farsi: سرمایه گذاری کردن	Finnish: sijoittaa
French: investir, placer	Hebrew: לְהַשקִיע	Hindi: धन लगाना, अधिकार देना
Croatian: uložiti	Hungarian: beruház, befektet	Indonesian: menanam modal
Icelandic: fjárfesta	Italian: investire	Japanese: 投資する
Korean: 투자하다	Lithuanian: įdėti, investuoti	Latvian: investēt; ieguldīt
Malay: melabur	Dutch: investeren	Norwegian: investere, plassere
Polish: inwestować	Persian: سرمایه گذاری کردن	Pashto: پانګه اچول
Portuguese: investir	Romanian: a investi; a plasa	Russian: инвестировать
Slovak: investovať	Slovenian: vložiti	Serbian: investirati
Swedish: investera	Thai: ลงทุน	Turkish: yatırım yapmak
Taiwanese: 投入(資金)	Ukrainian: вкладати капітал, інвесту	Urdu: منافع کے لیے سرمایہ لگانا
Vietnamese: đầu tư	Chinese: 投资
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