noun#2,274 by frequency
investment
/ɪnˈvɛstmənt/
A placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use or appreciation; The act of investing, or state of being invested
- plural
- investments
Meanings
- 1
A placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use or appreciation
I took a risk when I made the investment.
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This investment won't pay off.
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- 2
The act of investing, or state of being invested
- 3
A vestmentrare
- 4
The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surroundedrare
- 5
A mixture of silica sand and plaster which, by surrounding a wax pattern, creates a negative mold of the form used for casting, among other metals, bronzerare