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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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
GSK said it invests more than £6 billion in R&D each year, of which around one quarter of the amount is in the UK.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Emmie Chang, founder of a startup that Bahn’s firm invests in which provides sales-data intelligence, uses AI to transcribe every conversation she can.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Australia’s superannuation program invests those employer contributions into individual investment accounts, with the option for some employees to put in additional funds.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 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
