English Explanatory Dictionary

invest

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To spend money, time, or energy on something, especially for some benefit or purpose; used with in.
To clothe or wrap (with garments).
To put on (clothing).
To envelop, wrap, cover.
To commit money or capital in the hope of financial gain.
To ceremonially install someone in some office.
To formally give (someone) some power or authority.
To formally give (power or authority).
To surround, accompany, or attend.
To lay siege to.
To make investments.
To prepare for lost wax casting by creating an investment mold (a mixture of a silica sand and plaster).

noun

A designated area of disturbed weather that is being monitored for potential tropical cyclone development.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈvɛst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-invest.wav en-us-invest.ogg /ɪnˈvest/

Word forms

invest invests investing invested

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

Antonyms

divest disinvest

Related words

divest vest vestibule vestment vesture

Derived words

coinvest deinvest disinvest investable investee investible investiture investive investment investor investress malinvest misinvest noninvesting outinvest overinvest reinvest rentvest underinvest uninvest

Translations

Catalan: investir Finnish: valtuuttaa French: investir Portuguese: investir Russian: наделя́ть Russian: надели́ть Spanish: investir

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