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| a mass of protoplasm found in most cells, directing their growth, metabolism, reproduction, and functioning in the transmission of genic characters |
| corresponding in function, but not evolved from corresponding organs, as the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird |
| investment (ɪnˈvɛstmənt) | |
| —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 |
The purchase of property with the expectation that its value will increase over time.