investment
The act of investing, or state of being invested.
Noun 4 meanings
The act of investing, or state of being invested.
“Giving your children a good education is a wise long-term investment.”
A placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use or appreciation.
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.
Etymology
From invest + -ment.
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INVESTMENT at a glance
INVESTMENT has 10 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (I 1 + N 1 + V 4 + E 1 + S 1 + T 1 + M 3 + E 1 + N 1 + T 1) and 19 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,485 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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