investing

in·vest  (n-vst)

v. in·vest·ed, in·vest·ing, in·vests

v.tr.

1. To commit (money or capital) in order to gain a financial return: invested their savings in stocks and bonds.

2.

a. To spend or devote for future advantage or benefit: invested much time and energy in getting a good education.

b. To devote morally or psychologically, as to a purpose; commit: "Men of our generation are invested in what they do, women in what we are" Shana Alexander.

3. To endow with authority or power.

4. To install in office with ceremony: invest a new emperor.

5. To endow with an enveloping or pervasive quality: "A charm invests a face/Imperfectly beheld" Emily Dickinson.

6. To clothe; adorn.

7. To cover completely; envelop.

8. To surround with troops or ships; besiege. See Synonyms at besiege.

v.intr.

To make investments or an investment: invest in real estate.

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[From Italian investire and from French investir, both from Latin investre, to clothe, surround : in-, in; see in-² + vestre, to clothe (from vestis, clothes; see wes-² in Indo-European roots).]

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in·vesta·ble adj.

in·vestor n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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