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.
have invested
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present perfectof invest.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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I’m OK with you retiring and still having a balance on your 2.75% mortgage, especially when the money you have invested is probably making closer to 7%.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
Tarah Lourens, chief operating officer at Rightmove, said that "emotional" factors influenced sellers pricing a home - as they "put a value on the time and money they have invested in their home".
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
French regions are responsible for maintaining some 3,700 high school buildings, with their representative association insisting they have "invested heavily" in recent years.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
“Our campaign is fueled by broad-based, grassroots support, and a growing coalition of Angelenos who have invested in a new direction at City Hall,” he said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Colleges, though most have invested in massive bandwidth to give their students easy access to the Net, remain collective enterprises.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
