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in·vest·ment

(ĭn-vĕst′mənt)

1. The act of investing.

2. An amount invested.

3. Property or another possession acquired for future financial return or benefit.

4. A commitment, as of time or support.

5. A military siege.

6. Investiture.

7. Archaic

a. A garment; a vestment.

b. An outer covering or layer.

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investment

(ɪnˈvɛstmənt)

1. (Banking & Finance)

a. the act of investing money

b. the amount invested

c. an enterprise, asset, etc, in which money is or can be invested

a. the act of investing effort, resources, etc

b. the amount invested

3. (Economics) economics the amount by which the stock of capital (plant, machinery, materials, etc) in an enterprise or economy changes

4. (Biology) biology the outer layer or covering of an organ, part, or organism

5. a less common word for investiture¹

6. the act of investing or state of being invested, as with an official robe, a specific quality, etc

7. (Military) rare the act of besieging with military forces, works, etc

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in•vest•ment

(ɪnˈvɛst mənt)

n.

1. the investing of money or capital for profitable returns.

2. a particular instance or mode of investing.

3. a thing invested in, as a business.

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 to achieve something.

7. any covering or outer layer, as of an animal or plant.

8. the act of investing with a quality, attribute, etc.

9. investiture with an office, dignity, or right.

10. a siege or encirclement.

11. Archaic. a garment or vestment.

[1590–1600]

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Noun	1.	investment - the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit investing arbitrage - a kind of hedged investment meant to capture slight differences in price; when there is a difference in the price of something on two different markets the arbitrageur simultaneously buys at the lower price and sells at the higher price finance - the commercial activity of providing funds and capital foreign direct investment - investing in United States businesses by foreign citizens (often involves stock ownership of the business) leveraging, leverage - investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses) bull - try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying buy into - buy stocks or shares of a company pyramid - enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts subscribe - offer to buy, as of stocks and shares; "The broker subscribed 500 shares"
	2.	investment - money that is invested with an expectation of profit investment funds assets - anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company venture, speculation - an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits; "he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it" pay, bear, yield - bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"
	3.	investment - the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result; "this job calls for the investment of some hard thinking"; "he made an emotional investment in the work" commitment, committedness - the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose; "a man of energy and commitment"
	4.	investment - outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism pellicle - thin protective membrane in some protozoa cutis, skin, tegument - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"
	5.	investment - the act of putting on robes or vestments grooming, dressing - the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes
	6.	investment - the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank investiture promotion - act of raising in rank or position

investment

noun

1. investing, backing, funding, financing, contribution, speculation, transaction, expenditure, outlay The government introduced tax incentives to encourage investment.

2. stake, interest, share, concern, portion, ante (informal) an investment of £28 million

3. buy, asset, acquisition, venture, risk, speculation, gamble A small-screen portable TV can be a good investment.

4. sacrifice, surrender, relinquishment I worry about this big investment of time and effort not working. sacrifice

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investment

noun

A prolonged surrounding of an objective by hostile troops:

beleaguerment, besiegement, blockade, siege.

Translations

إِسْتِثْمَارٌإسْتِثْمار، تَوظيف مالإسْتِثْمار، مالٌ مُسْتَثْمَر

investiceinvestování

investering

Investition Anlage Geldanlage

sijoitus

ulaganje

befektetés

investasi

fjárfestingfjárfestir fjármunir

investimento

投資

투자

investering

investering pengeplassering plassering

inwestycja

investimento

инвестиция

investícia

naložba

investering

การลงทุน

yatırımyatırım yapılan parayatırım yapma

sự đầu tư

投资投资额

investment

[ɪnˈvestmənt]

A. N

1. (Comm) → inversión f

2. (Mil) (o.f.) → sitio m, cerco m

3. (= investiture) → investidura f

B. CPD investment analyst N → analista mf financiero/a
investment bank N → banco m de inversión
investment company N → compañía f de inversiones
investment grant N → subvención f para la inversión
investment income N → renta f de inversiones
investment portfolio N → cartera f de valores
investment trust N → sociedad f de inversiones

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investment

[ɪnˈvɛstmənt] n

(in industry, company, property) → investissement m
The railway system is suffering from a lack of investment → Le réseau ferroviaire souffre d'un manque d'investissement.
to buy sth as an investment → acheter qch pour faire un investissement
investment in sth → investissement dans qch

(= money invested) → investissement m
a return on one's investment → un retour sur investissement
a better return on your investment → un meilleur retour sur votre investissement

(= wise purchase) → investissement m
to be a good investment (= worth buying) → être un bon investissementinvestment bank n (US) → banque f d'investissementinvestment banker n → investisseur/euse m/finvestment company n → société f d'investissementinvestment income n → revenus mpl de placement, revenus mpl d'investissementinvestment trust n → société f d'investissement

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investment

(Fin) → Investition f; (= act also) → Anlage f; we need more investment in industry → in die Industrie muss mehr investiert werden, die Industrie braucht mehr Investitionen; to make an investment → investieren (of sth etw); foreign investment → Auslandsinvestition (→ en pl) f; return on one’s investments → Anlageertrag m; oil/this company is a good investment → Öl/diese Firma ist eine gute (Kapital)anlage; a portable TV is a good investment → ein tragbarer Fernseher macht sich bezahlt

(= investiture) (as sth) → (Amts)einsetzung f; (with sth) → Verleihung f (+gen)

(Mil: = blockade) → Belagerung f

investment

investment allowance

n → Investitionsabschreibung f

investment bonds

pl → festverzinsliche Anlagepapiere pl

investment capital

n → Anlagekapital nt

investment company

n → Investmentgesellschaft f

investment failure

n → Fehlinvestition f

investment incentive

n → Investitionsanreiz m

investment income

n → Kapitalerträge pl

investment management

n → Vermögensverwaltung f

investment manager

n → Vermögensverwalter(in) m(f), → Investmentmanager(in) m(f)

investment trust

n → Investmenttrust m

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investment

[ɪnˈvɛstmənt] n (Comm) → investimento

invest¹

(inˈvest) verb

(with in) to put (money) into (a firm or business) usually by buying shares in it, in order to make a profit. He invested (two hundred dollars) in a building firm.

inˈvestment noun

1. the act of investing.

2. a sum of money invested.

inˈvestor noun

a person who invests money.

investment

→ إِسْتِثْمَارٌ investice investering Investition επένδυση inversión sijoitus investissement ulaganje investimento 投資 투자 investering investering inwestycja investimento инвестиция investering การลงทุน yatırım sự đầu tư 投资

in·vest·ment

n. revestimiento, cubierta, inversión.

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Mr Baptist, sole lodger of Mr and Mrs Plornish was reputed in whispers to lay by the savings which were the result of his simple and moderate life, for investment in one of Mr Merdle's certain enterprises.

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A little farther along he came to a bridge across an imaginary stream, where a Civil Engineer (who had built the bridge) demanded something for interest on his investment, and it was forthcoming.

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He had a graceful and poetic way of making an investment for each new son and daughter that blessed their union.

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As a farming investment, using old-fashioned methods, it was not worth it.

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Would it not be a paying investment to put stamps on the huge pile of manuscripts under the table and start them on their travels again?

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He had reached the limit of profitable investment of profits in the oil industry.

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It was money lent at a thousand per cent., which, as nobody will deny, was a very handsome investment.

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Legitimate investment had no place in Daylight's play.

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Neck-or-nothing--and that for the Funds!' She snapped her fingers to express her contempt for security of investment at three per cent.

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The question of investment was one that occupied her greatly.

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It was a sort of investment of good works, which he was effecting in the name of his young brother; it was a stock of good works which he wished to amass in advance for him, in case the little rogue should some day find himself short of that coin, the only sort which is received at the toll-bar of paradise.

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Theodore Vail was given a banquet by his old-time friends in the Washington postal service, and toasted as "the Monte Cristo of the Telephone." It was said that the actual cost of the Bell plant was only one-twenty-fifth of its capital, and that every four cents of investment had thus become a dollar.

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