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investments

  • plural
    of investment.
    investment
    noun
    the investing of money or capital in order to gain profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.

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I knew I wanted to rebalance our holdings across accounts and reduce the overall risk, but selling investments that had performed well was tougher than I expected.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

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From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026

According to the paper, Manchester City's chairman met with a senior UK cabinet minister two weeks before the guilty verdicts to discuss UAE's future investments in Britain.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Those gains have followed deeper investments in frozen foods to stay competitive.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Often as not, he turned up what he called “ick” investments.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis