investment

B2 Topic:Economics & Markets

US /ɪnˈvɛstmənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #4341

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1

noun
Money put into a business or shares with the hope of making a profit.

Buying that property turned out to be a smart investment.
2

noun
The act of putting money into something to make a profit.

The investment of his savings into the new company paid off.
3

noun
The amount of time, energy, or effort given to something worthwhile.

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

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2 noun · the act of putting money... investing

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Forms investments

Derived forms coinvestmentcounterinvestmentmalinvestmentmisinvestmentnoninvestmentoverinvestmentreinvestmentsubinvestmentunderinvestmentuninvestment

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From invest + -ment.

*wes- Proto-Indo-European

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Economics & Markets Personal Finance Money & Finance

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# investment

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈvɛstmənt/
**Frequency rank:** 4341

## Meanings
1. Money put into a business or shares with the hope of making a profit.
2. The act of putting money into something to make a profit.
3. The amount of time, energy, or effort given to something worthwhile.

## Examples
- Buying that property turned out to be a smart investment.
- The investment of his savings into the new company paid off.
- Giving children a good education is a wise long-term investment.

## Derived Forms
- coinvestment
- counterinvestment
- malinvestment
- misinvestment
- noninvestment
- overinvestment
- reinvestment
- subinvestment
- underinvestment
- uninvestment

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *wes-

## Etymology
From invest + -ment.

## AI Etymology
Investment comes from invest + -ment. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. The historical line also includes *wes-.

## Topics
- Economics & Markets
- Personal Finance
- Money & Finance

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