investment

noun

(finance) A placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use or appreciation.

The act of investing, or state of being invested.

(military) 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.

(obsolete) A vestment.

Roots

vestisvest- · Latin · garment, clothing

Synonyms for investment

venturen investituren

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