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in·vest·ment  (n-vstmnt)

n.

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. Archaic

a. A garment; a vestment.

b. An outer covering or layer.

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investment [ɪnˈvɛstmənt]

n

1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / 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

2.

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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology the outer layer or covering of an organ, part, or organism

5. a less common word for investiture [1]

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.

Thesaurus

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

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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

Translations

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 investissement
investment bank n (US) → banque f d'investissement
investment banker n → investisseur/euse m/f
investment company n → société f d'investissement
investment income n → revenus mpl de placement, revenus mpl d'investissement
investment trust n → société f d'investissement

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investment

n

(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

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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

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investment invest

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