investment
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The act of investing, or state of being invested.
- (countable, uncountable) A placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use or appreciation.
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A vestment.
- (countable, uncountable) The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded.
- (countable, uncountable) A mixture of silica sand and plaster which, by surrounding a wax pattern, creates a negative mold of the form used for casting, among other metals, bronze.
Opposite of
divestment
Synonyms
capital investment
capital formation
investment instrument
making use of
Translations
investissement
investimento
inversión
investimento
investering
επένδυση
Kapitalanlage
inversió
إستثمارFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪnˈvɛstmənt/
Etymology
From invest + -ment.
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