investment


Definition: Meaning of, investment in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɪnˈvɛs(t)m(ə)nt /

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investment investments
  1. [uncountable and countable] the use of money to get a profit or to make a business activity successful, or the money that is used
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  2. [countable] something that you buy or do because it will be useful later
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  3. [singular,uncountable] when you spend a large amount of time, energy, emotion etc on something
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investment used in phrases

  • Real Estate Investment Trust (noun)
    1. an investment trust that owns and manages a pool of commercial properties and mortgages and other real estate assets; shares can be bought and sold in the stock market
  • closed-end investment company (noun)
    1. a regulated investment company that issues a fixed number of shares which are listed on a stock market
  • fixed investment trust (noun)
    1. an investment trust that can buy only those securities listed when the trust was organized
  • foreign direct investment (noun)
    1. often involves stock ownership of the business investing in United States businesses by foreign citizens
    2. a joint venture between a foreign company and a United States company
  • investment adviser (noun)
    1. someone who advises others how to invest their money
  • investment advisor (noun)
    1. someone who advises others how to invest their money
  • investment bank (noun)
    1. a bank that buys and sells SECURITIES, STOCK s, or BOND s
  • investment banker (noun)
    1. a banker who deals chiefly in underwriting new securities
  • investment club (noun)
    1. a group of people who meet regularly to decide which invesments to buy and sell together, with money that they all put into the group
  • investment company (noun)
    1. a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies
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