investment

[inĀ·vestĀ·ment]

You are making an investment when you put money into a business with the hopes that the business will grow and bring you a profit. Many consider a college education one of the best investments you can make.

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The act of investing, or the state of being invested.

Noun
the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank

Noun
the act of putting on robes or vestments

Noun
the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit

Noun
outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism

Noun
money that is invested with an expectation of profit

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n.
The act of investing, or the state of being invested.

n.
That with which anyone is invested; a vestment.

n.
The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded.

n.
The laying out of money in the purchase of some species of property; the amount of money invested, or that in which money is invested.


Investment

In*vest"ment , n. 1. The act of investing, or the state of being invested. 2. That with which anyone is invested; a vestment.
Whose white investments figure innocence.
3. (Mil.) The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded.
The capitulation was signed by the commander of the fort within six days after its investments.
4. The laying out of money in the purchase of some species of property; the amount of money invested, or that in which money is invested.
Before the investment could be made, a change of the market might render it ineligible.
An investment in ink, paper, and steel pens.

The act of investing, or the state of being invested.

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Usage Examples

European investment in Texas alone exceeds all U.S. investment in China and Japan put together.

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.

A rise in the level of saving can reduce aggregate activity temporarily but only a sustained high level of saving makes it possible to have the sustained high level of business investment that contributes to the long-run growth of output.

Education is the investment our generation makes in the future.

Education is not only a ladder of opportunity, but it is also an investment in our future.

A black agenda is jobs, jobs, jobs, quality education, investment in infrastructure and strong democratic regulation of corporations. The black agenda, at its best, looks at America from the vantage point of the least of these and asks what's best for all.

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Other Usage Examples

As we develop and get quicker with technology in America, it's like we're downgrading if you look at the investment in education... that's the thing that worries me.

Education technology and school construction go together. Modernization, updating education facilities, and making a capital investment in education are all included.

Finance is critical. If sufficient investment is made in infrastructure and venture capital is made available, there will be a big improvement in the situation.

But the dollars spent on economic incentives and new investment strategies are wasted unless we seriously address the two most important economic issues in Kansas: education and health care.

Buy with your heart, not your head. You can look at all the aspects that make a purchase practical, but that kind of thinking makes it an investment rather than a home.

Canada and the United States are also working at the World Trade Organization and in our own hemisphere with negotiations for a Trade Area of the Americas to try to help countries create a positive climate for investment and trade.

A successful society is characterized by a rising living standard for its population, increasing investment in factories and basic infrastructure, and the generation of additional surplus, which is invested in generating new discoveries in science and technology.

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