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in⋅vest⋅ment
[in-vest-muh
nt] 
–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. |
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