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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Bending Spoons stock soars as Berkshire Hathaway invests another $330 million in the digital media company.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
At my last review he threw something at me I didn’t see coming — a private syndicate in the UAE that invests in data centers.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
In Rosario, his family firm invests in Carrasco M, a development of 24 homes by the Parana river, with Ángel Di María's property agency handling the sales.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
The company has continued hiring engineers to supplement the additional productivity it has gained from AI tools, he added, and invests over $150 million each year in research and development.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
I just finished a draft essay about my career dream: a fair-trade company that invests in and designs eco-friendly clothes sewn and embroidered by Indian village women.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
