investment

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result

   this job calls for the investment of some hard thinking

2. 2
   noun

   The act of investing, or state of being invested.

   Giving your children a good education is a wise long-term investment.

3. 3
   noun

   A placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use or appreciation.

   An investment in ink, paper, and steel pens.

4. 4
   noun

   A vestment.

   Whose white investments figure innocence.

5. 5
   noun

   The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded.

   the investment of the fort

6. 6
   noun

   the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office

7. 7
   noun

   the act of putting on robes or vestments

8. 8
   noun

   the act of investing

Etymology

From invest + -ment.