investment

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
  2. noun money that is invested with an expectation of profit
  3. noun the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result

Etymology

From invest + -ment.

In classic literature

Synonyms

investing

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