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in·vest·ment    Audio Help   [in-vest-muhnt] Pronunciation Key
–noun
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.Biology. 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. Metallurgy. a refractory material applied in a plastic state to a pattern to make a mold.
12.Archaic. a garment or vestment.

[Origin: 1590–1600 for def. 12; 1605–15 for def. 1; invest + -ment]
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in·vest·ment    Audio Help   (ĭn-věst'mənt)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The act of investing.
  2. An amount invested.
  3. Property or another possession acquired for future financial return or benefit.
  4. A commitment, as of time or support.
  5. A military siege.
  6. Archaic
    1. A garment; a vestment.
    2. An outer covering or layer.

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investment

noun
1. the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit [syn: investing
2. money that is invested with an expectation of profit 
3. 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. outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism 
5. the act of putting on robes or vestments 
6. 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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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
inˈvestment1 noun
the act of investing
Arabic: إسْتِثْمار، تَوظيف مال
Chinese (Simplified): 投资
Chinese (Traditional): 投資
Czech: investování
Danish: investering
Dutch: het investeren
Estonian: investeerimine
Finnish: sijoittaminen
French: investissement, placement
German: die Investierung
Greek: επένδυση
Hungarian: beruházás
Icelandic: fjárfesting
Indonesian: penanaman modal
Italian: investimento
Japanese: 投資
Korean: 투자
Latvian: investēšana, ieguldīšana
Lithuanian: įdėjimas, investavimas
Norwegian: investering, (penge)plassering
Polish: inwestowanie
Portuguese (Brazil): investimento
Portuguese (Portugal): investimento
Romanian: in­ves­tiţie, plasament
Russian: инвестирование
Slovak: investovanie
Slovenian: vlaganje, naložba
Spanish: inversión
Swedish: investering
Turkish: yatırım yapma
inˈvestment2 noun
a sum of money invested
Arabic: إسْتِثْمار، مالٌ مُسْتَثْمَر
Chinese (Simplified): 投资额
Chinese (Traditional): 投資額
Czech: investice
Danish: investering
Dutch: investering
Estonian: investeering
French: investissement, placement
German: die Anlage
Greek: επένδυση
Hungarian: befektetés
Icelandic: fjárfestir fjármunir
Indonesian: modal
Japanese: 投資額
Korean: 투자금
Latvian: investīcija, ieguldījums
Lithuanian: investicija, įdėtas kapitalas
Norwegian: anbrakt kapital, investering
Polish: lokata, zainwestowane środki
Portuguese (Brazil): investimento
Portuguese (Portugal): investimento
Romanian: investiţie, plasa­ment
Russian: инвестиция
Slovak: investícia
Slovenian: investicija
Swedish: investering
Turkish: yatırım yapılan para
See also: investor, invest

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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
investment

The purchase of property with the expectation that its value will increase over time.


[Chapter:] Business and Economics


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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Investment

In*vest"ment\, n. 1. The act of investing, or the state of being invested.

2. That with which anyone is invested; a vestment.

Whose white investments figure innocence. --Shak.

3. (Mil.) The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded.

The capitulation was signed by the commander of the fort within six days after its investments. --Marshall.

4. 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.

Before the investment could be made, a change of the market might render it ineligible. --A. Hamilton.

An investment in ink, paper, and steel pens. --Hawthorne.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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