invest
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.
are investing
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present progressiveof invest.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Tech companies specifically may worry about thoughts that they are investing more in AI than in employees, he added.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
Many are investing in their own websites and social media to attract direct bookings and avoid platform fees.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
I said, ‘Look, I’ve got college-age kids that are investing in crypto, and we need to protect them. We need to put in place sensible laws.’
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
Many of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies are investing in ADCs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
At all events, it is certain that landlords, as a class, are investing more and more every year in business, which looks as if they did not consider land itself sufficiently remunerative.
From Hodge and His Masters by Richard Jefferies
