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.
invests
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present tense formof invest (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Tessera invests in companies through a special purpose vehicle then provides investors the economic exposure to that company’s valuation through the tokens.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
He is also encouraged by Western Digital’s plan to return all of its free cash flow to shareholders after it invests in research and development.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Unitree’s profit is likely to drop further near term as it invests more to develop “brains” for robots, an area it hasn’t poured much money into yet, Counterpoint Research’s Wei Sun said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The buyers: former Disney chief executive Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner, whose Thrive Eternal venture capital firm invests in sports and owns a share of the San Francisco Giants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
She thinks we’ll be rich one day, but she never invests any money.
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
