invest

Betekenis (Engels)

Frekwensie

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Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ɪnˈvɛst/
Etimologie (Engels)

Borrowed from Middle French investir or Medieval Latin investire, from Latin investio (“to clothe, cover”), from in- (“in, on”) + vestio (“to clothe, dress”), from vestis (“clothing”); see vest. The sense “to spend money etc.” probably via Italian investire, of the same root.

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