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1. (n.) investment
the investing of money or capital for profitable returns.
2. investment
a particular instance or mode of investing.
3. investment
a thing invested in, as a business.
4. investment
something that is invested; sum invested.
5. investment
the act or fact of investing or state of being invested, as with a garment.
6. investment
a devoting, using, or giving of time, talent, emotional energy, etc., as to achieve something.
7. investment
any covering or outer layer, as of an animal or plant.
8. investment
the act of investing with a quality, attribute, etc.
9. investment
investiture with an office, dignity, or right.
10. investment
a siege or encirclement.
11. investment
Archaic. a garment or vestment.
Etymology: (1590–1600)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) investing, investment
the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
2. (noun) investment, investment funds
money that is invested with an expectation of profit
3. (noun) investment
the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result
"this job calls for the investment of some hard thinking"; "he made an emotional investment in the work"
4. (noun) investment
outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism
5. (noun) investment
the act of putting on robes or vestments
6. (noun) investment, investiture
the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank
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1. (noun) investment
***money you invest, or the act of investing
***How much was your original investment.; investment opportunities in the financial sector; property investments
2. investment
the process of spending money or time on sth in order to improve it
investment in education
3. investment
sth you buy or spend money on in order to benefit in the future
Property is always a good investment.; Studying abroad is an investment in your future.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) investment
the act of investing, or the state of being invested
2. (noun) investment
that with which anyone is invested; a vestment
3. (noun) investment
the act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded
4. (noun) investment
the laying out of money in the purchase of some species of property; the amount of money invested, or that in which money is invested
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Sense: the act of investing.
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 Afrikaans: belê |
 Arabic: إسْتِثْمار، تَوظيف مال |
 Bulgarian: вложение |
 Brazilian: investimento |
 Czech: investování |
 German: die Investierung |
 Danish: investering |
 Greek: επένδυση |
 Spanish: inversión |
 Estonian: investeerimine |
 Farsi: سرمایه گذاری |
 Finnish: sijoittaminen |
 French: investissement, placement |
 Hebrew: הַשקָעָה |
 Hindi: निवेशन |
 Croatian: ulaganje |
 Hungarian: beruházás |
 Indonesian: penanaman modal |
 Icelandic: fjárfesting |
 Italian: investimento |
 Japanese: 投資 |
 Korean: 투자 |
 Lithuanian: įdėjimas, investavimas |
 Latvian: investēšana, ieguldīšana |
 Malay: pelaburan |
 Dutch: het investeren |
 Norwegian: investering, (penge)plass |
 Polish: inwestowanie |
 Persian: سرمایه گذاری |
 Pashto: پانګه اچونه |
 Portuguese: investimento |
 Romanian: investiţie, plasament |
 Russian: инвестирование |
 Slovak: investovanie |
 Slovenian: vlaganje, naložba |
 Serbian: investiranje |
 Swedish: investering |
 Thai: การลงทุน |
 Turkish: yatırım yapma |
 Taiwanese: 投資 |
 Ukrainian: інвестування, вкладання к |
 Urdu: سرمایہ کاری کا عمل |
 Vietnamese: sự đầu tư |
 Chinese: 投资 |
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