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mənt 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.
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.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a. the act of investing money |
| b. the amount invested | |
| c. an enterprise, asset, etc, in which money is or can be invested | |
| 2. | a. the act of investing effort, resources, etc |
| b. the amount invested | |
| 3. | economics the amount by which the stock of capital (plant, machinery, materials, etc) in an enterprise or economy changes |
| 4. | biology the outer layer or covering of an organ, part, or organism |
| 5. | a less common word for investiture |
| 6. | the act of investing or state of being invested, as with an official robe, a specific quality, etc |
| 7. | rare the act of besieging with military forces, works, etc |
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Cultural Dictionary
investment definition
The purchase of property with the expectation that its value will increase over time.
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Example sentences
No funding from government, and private industry cannot see an immediate return on investment, so no private funding either.
It's all about the return on investment and how the message is presented.
The students were asking me to justify the return on investment in a college education.
Firstly, the energy return on investment is absolutely fundamental to the role of solar energy in the energy economy.
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