invest
to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
to use (money), as in accumulating something: to invest large sums in books.
to use, give, or devote (time, talent, etc.), as for a purpose or to achieve something: He invested a lot of time in cleaning up the neighborhood after the flood.
to furnish with power, authority, rank, etc.: The Constitution invests the president with the power of veto.
to furnish or endow with a power, right, etc.; vest: Feudalism invested the lords with absolute authority over their vassals.
to endow with a quality or characteristic: to invest a friend with every virtue.
to infuse or belong to, as a quality or characteristic: Goodness invests his every action.
Metallurgy. to surround (a pattern) with an investment.
to provide with the insignia of office.
to install in an office or position.
to clothe, attire, or dress.
to cover, adorn, or envelop: Spring invests the trees with leaves.
to surround (a place) with military forces or works so as to prevent approach or escape; besiege.
to invest money; make an investment: to invest in oil stock.
Origin of invest
1Other words from invest
- in·ves·tor, noun
- non·in·ves·tor, noun
- o·ver·in·vest, verb
- pre·in·vest, verb (used with object)
- re·in·vest, verb (used with object)
- un·der·in·vest, verb (used without object)
- un·der·in·vest·ed, adjective
- un·in·vest·ed, adjective
- well-in·vest·ed, adjective
Words that may be confused with invest
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How to use invest in a sentence
Some publishers have been reticent to invest much time and effort in posting original videos to TikTok because they have struggled to find success on the platform and have been underwhelmed by the platform’s support of publishers.
‘We’ll give you money’: TikTok getting publishers’ attention by including them in $1 billion Creator Fund | Tim Peterson | August 28, 2020 | DigidayFace with spending more time at home, people began investing in improving their outdoor living spaces.
SEO in the second half of 2020: Five search opportunities to act on now | Jim Yu | August 17, 2020 | Search Engine WatchThe impact of wage discrimination trickles down, as we are paid less, invest less and build less generational wealth for our children.
COVID-19 Highlighted Pay Disparities; November’s Election Can Help Fix Them | Shirley Weber | August 13, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoCheck out your competition’s advertising methods, and investigate how much they invest in certain areas.
10 Reasons why marketers use data to make budgeting decisions | Kimberly Grimms | July 28, 2020 | Search Engine WatchAldi, for example, shared updates on how they were investing in supporting local communities during the outbreak.
Lessons from lockdown: Four content types that users really engage with | Edward Coram James | July 20, 2020 | Search Engine Watch
What if there were a legal dispute between the foreign investor and his or her Egyptian partners or collaborators?
No Labels co-founder and Daily Beast columnist Mark McKinnon is also an investor.
And as far as Synchronoss knows, Alexander was just another investor.
And how investor confidence would fall drastically each time Rousseff rose in the polls.
What Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff Can Teach Hillary Clinton | Heather Arnet | October 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA wealthy private equity investor, Orman is a social moderate and fiscal conservative.
The Independents Who Could Tip the Senate in November | Linda Killian | October 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTParliament is often more easily persuaded than the shrewd investor, as many a too sanguine promoter knows.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowAfter a reasonable period, each investor received a certificate of his stock through the mail.
Sevenoaks | J. G. HollandThe small investor has remarkably little power over his invested capital.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George WellsMany and many a small investor has lost the savings of a lifetime because he had a ‘hunch’ that he would bring in a good well.
Betty Gordon in the Land of Oil | Alice B. EmersonSome curious facts were brought out in the effort of the Liberty Campaign propaganda to reach the individual investor.
British Dictionary definitions for invest
/ (ɪnˈvɛst) /
(often foll by in) to lay out (money or capital in an enterprise, esp by purchasing shares) with the expectation of profit
(tr often foll by in) to devote (effort, resources, etc, to a project)
(tr; often foll by in or with) mainly archaic to clothe or adorn (in some garment, esp the robes of an office): to invest a king in the insignia of an emperor
(tr often foll by in) to install formally or ceremoniously (in an official position, rank, etc)
(tr; foll by in or with) to place (power, authority, etc, in) or provide (with power or authority): to invest new rights in the monarchy
(tr; usually passive; foll by in or with) to provide or endow (a person with qualities, characteristics, etc): he was invested with great common sense
(tr foll by with) usually poetic to cover or adorn, as if with a coat or garment: when spring invests the trees with leaves
(tr) rare to surround with military forces; besiege
(intr foll by in) informal to purchase; buy
Origin of invest
1Derived forms of invest
- investable or investible, adjective
- investor, noun
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