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investment en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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/ɪnˈvɛstmənt/
/ɪnˈvɛsmənt/

Etymology

Etymology tree English invest Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English investment From invest + -ment.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) The act of investing, or state of being invested.
- Giving your children a good education is a wise long-term investment.
(countable, uncountable) A placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use or appreciation.
- Hidden behind thickets of acronyms and gorse bushes of detail, a new great game is under way across the globe.[…]The current power play consists of an extraordinary range of countries simultaneously sitting down to negotiate big free trade and investment agreements. 2013 July 19, Timothy Garton Ash, “Where Dr Pangloss meets Machiavelli”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 18:
- An investment in ink, paper, and steel pens. 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter, a Romance, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, →OCLC:
(countable, obsolete, uncountable) A vestment.
- Whose white investments figure innocence. 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:
(countable, uncountable) The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded.
- the investment of the fort 1875, John Howard Hinton, History of the United States of America, from the First Settlement:
- In 1858, the Governor of Kuangsi applied for his services, but the Viceroy Tsêng Kuo-fan, under whom he had served for a number of years and who recognised his value, declined to part with him. In 1860 he assisted in the defeat of the rebel reinforcements at the Hsiao-ch‘ih post station and took part in the capture of Taihu, investment of An-ch‘ing and destruction of the rebel camp at Linghu. For his services in the capture of Anch‘ing he was rewarded with the title of Baturu and placed on the list of Brigade Generals. He was next sent to Chihchow in Anhui to make reconnaissances of the country and occupy the commanding situations. 1890 May 16 [1890 April 17], “Honours to a Deceased Military Officer.”, in The North-China Herald and Supreme Court & Consular Gazette, volume XLIV, number 1189, Shanghai, →OCLC, page 594, column 3:
(countable, uncountable) 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.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
investments	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Antonyms

divestment

Deriveds

Translations (127)

el επένδυση (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · pt investimento (act of investing) · pt investimentos (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · uk капіталовкла́дення (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · kk инвестиция (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · sh ulaganje (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · uz investitsiya (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · ru вклад (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · da investering (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · mk инвестиција (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · ro investiție (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · fi piiritys (act of surrounding) · et investeering (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · sl investicija (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · uk вне́сок (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · sh investícija (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · tg пулгузорӣ (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · vi sự đầu tư (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · pt aposta (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · tg сармоягузорӣ (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · fr investissement (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · hy ներդրում (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · mi whakangaonga (act of investing) · ms investasi (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · fa-ira سَرْمایِهگُذاری (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · nb investering (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · pl inwestycja (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · ur سَرْمایَہ کاری (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · ca inversió (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · cmn 封鎖 /封锁 (act of surrounding) · te పెట్టుబడి (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · mi whakangaonga moni (act of investing) · hi विनिधान (act of investing) · be уклада́нне (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · hu befektetés (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · sh улагање (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · az kapital qoyuluşu (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · be інвесты́цыя (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · it investimento (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · ms pelaburan (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · mi whakangaonga (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · es inversión (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · sv investering (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · tr yatırım (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · lv investīcija (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · sl vlaganje (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · cmn 投資 /投资 (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · sk investícia (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · mn ᠬᠥᠷᠦᠩᠭᠡ ᠣᠷᠤᠭᠤᠯᠤᠯᠲᠠ (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · tr envestisman (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · hi निवेश (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · ga fuilleamh (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · es insumo (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · lt investicija (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · nl belegging (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · sq investim (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · tg инвеститсия (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · tl pamumuhunan (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · uk інвести́ція (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · ka ინვესტიცია (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · mn хөрөнгө оруулалт (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · de Anlage (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · cmn 包圍 /包围 (act of surrounding) · km វិនិយោគ (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · az qoyuluş (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · cmn 投入 (act of investing) · ru инвести́ция (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · hi विनिधान (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · sh пла̀сма̄н (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · bg инвести́ция (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · eo investado (act of investing) · my အရင်းအနှီး (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · ug مەبلەغ (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · cs investice (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · ky инвестиция (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · az yatırım (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · ca inversió (act of investing) · ru инвести́рование (act of investing) · de Investition (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · ru вложе́ние (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · cmn 投資 /投资 (act of investing) · fr placement (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · bg вложе́ние (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · az sərmaya qoyuluşu (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · bg инвести́ране (act of investing) · ar اِسْتِثْمَار (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · af belegging (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · sh plàsmān (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · ka შენატანი (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · sh инвести́ција (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · fi sijoittaminen (act of investing) · ky жатырым (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · bg обса́да (act of surrounding) · la collocātiō (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · gl investimento (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · es inversión (act of investing) · nn investering (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · cmn 熔模 (mixture of silica sand and plaster) · ug مەبلەغ سېلىش (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · yue 投資 /投资 (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · ru капиталовложе́ние (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · lo ການລົງທຶນ (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · az investisiya (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · id investasi (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · tk inwestisiýa (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · be інвэсты́цыя (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · hi निवेश (act of investing) · ko 투자 (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · uz sarmoya kiritish (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · nl investering (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · eo investado (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · ms laburan (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · fi sijoitus (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · pt investimento (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · th การลงทุน (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · ps پانګونه (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · fi keerna (mixture of silica sand and plaster) · be уклада́ньне (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · tr plasman (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · sw uwekezaji (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · he הַשְׁקָעָה (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · ja 投資 (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · tt инвестиция (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · is fjárfesting (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · mi haumitanga (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · nan-hbl 投資 /投资 (placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) · es cerco (act of surrounding)