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invest
[in-vest]
verb (used with object)
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.
verb (used without object)
to invest money; make an investment.
to invest in oil stock.
invest
/ ɪnˈvɛst /
verb
(often foll by in) to lay out (money or capital in an enterprise, esp by purchasing shares) with the expectation of profit
to devote (effort, resources, etc, to a project)
archaic, (tr; often foll by in or with) to clothe or adorn (in some garment, esp the robes of an office)
to invest a king in the insignia of an emperor
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
poetic, to cover or adorn, as if with a coat or garment
when spring invests the trees with leaves
rare, (tr) to surround with military forces; besiege
informal, to purchase; buy
Other Word Forms
- investor noun
- noninvestor noun
- overinvest verb
- preinvest verb (used with object)
- reinvest verb (used with object)
- underinvest verb (used without object)
- underinvested adjective
- uninvested adjective
- well-invested adjective
- investable adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of invest1
Example Sentences
The Scottish government declared a national housing emergency in May last year and recently pledged to invest up to £4.9bn in affordable homes over the next four years.
McColl's firm invested £28m, replacing or renovating old buildings and installing new cranes, but that journey towards becoming a 21st Century shipyard foundered as construction of the big gas-powered ferries ran into the sand.
US banking giant Citigroup has also confirmed it is investing an additional £1.1bn across its UK operations, alongside "a further commitment to growing its presence in Northern Ireland", the DBT added.
Arsenal travel to Spain on Tuesday to face Athletic Bilbao for the first of their Champions League games this season and Arteta said that was another reason the club decided to invest.
"And then having to repeat that the next day. I know it sounds like a cliche, but we do need to be invested in so that we can produce good rugby."
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