investment

Meanings

Plural: investments

Noun

• the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
• money that is invested with an expectation of profit
• 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"
• outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism
• the act of putting on robes or vestments
• the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank
• The act of investing, or state of being invested.
• A placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use or appreciation.
• A vestment.
• The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded.
• 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.

Synonyms

investing, investiture, investment funds

Antonyms

divestment