English Explanatory Dictionary

investment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of investing, or state of being invested.
  2. A placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use or appreciation.
  3. A vestment.
  4. The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded.
  5. 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.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈvɛstmənt/ /ɪnˈvɛsmənt/ en-us-investment.ogg

Word forms

investment investments

Etymology

From invest + -ment.

Antonyms

divestment

Derived words

alternative investment alternative investment fund angel investment capital investment coinvestment collective investment scheme counterinvestment emergy investment ratio ethical investment foreign direct investment foreign investment foreign portfolio investment investment bank investment banker investment banking investment casting investment company investment consultant investment dressing investment firm investment fund investment letter investment strategy malinvestment misinvestment noninvestment overinvestment private investment banker reinvestment return on investment subinvestment term investment underinvestment uninvestment wasting investment
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