invest

Meaning

1. To spend money, time, or energy on something, especially for some benefit or purpose; used with in.
2. To clothe or wrap (with garments).
3. (obsolete) To put on (clothing).
4. To envelop, wrap, cover.
5. To commit money or capital in the hope of financial gain.
6. To ceremonially install someone in some office.
7. To formally give (someone) some power or authority.
8. To formally give (power or authority).
9. To surround, accompany, or attend.
10. To lay siege to.
11. To make investments.
12. To prepare for lost wax casting by creating an investment mold (a mixture of a silica sand and plaster).
13. To cause to be involved in; to cause to form strong attachments to.
14. To inaugurate the Prime Minister of Spain after a successful parliamentary vote.

clothe

place

endue

put money in

supply with

engage in business

invest together

make an investment

put money into

put up money

kit up

money invested

capital formation

capital invested

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈvɛst/

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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