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invest

[ in-vest ]
/ ÉŖnˈvɛst /
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verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to invest money; make an investment: to invest in oil stock.
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Origin of invest

First recorded in 1525–35; from Old Italian investire, from Medieval Latin investÄ«re ā€œto install, invest (money), surround, clothe in,ā€ Latin: ā€œto clothe, deck, adorn,ā€ equivalent to in- prefix + vestÄ«re ā€œto clothe, dress,ā€ derivative of vestis ā€œclothes, garmentā€; see in-2, vest

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British Dictionary definitions for invest

invest
/ (ÉŖnˈvɛst) /

verb

Derived forms of invest

investable or investible, adjectiveinvestor, noun

Word Origin for invest

C16: from Medieval Latin investīre to clothe, from Latin, from vestīre, from vestis a garment
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