noun · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ɪnˈvɛstmənt/
/ɪnˈvɛsmənt/
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CMU ARPABET:IH2 N V EH1 S T M AH0 N T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of investing, or state of being invested.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Giving your children a good education is a wise long-term investment.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use or appreciation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: business, finance
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: divestment
3
noun
Meaning 3
A vestment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: government, military, politics, war
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A mixture of silica sand and plaster which, by surrounding a wax pattern, creates a negative mold of the form used for casting, among other metals, bronze.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: investiture
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: promotion
7
noun
Meaning 7
the act of putting on robes or vestments
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dressing, grooming
8
noun
Meaning 8
the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: investing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: finance
Narrower terms: arbitrage, foreign direct investment, leverage, leveraging
9
noun
Meaning 9
outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: skin, tegument, cutis
Narrower terms: pellicle
10
noun
Meaning 10
the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
this job calls for the investment of some hard thinking
he made an emotional investment in the work
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: committedness, commitment
11
noun
Meaning 11
money that is invested with an expectation of profit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: investment funds
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: assets
Narrower terms: speculation, venture
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English invest Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English investment From invest + -ment.
Across languages
Translations
127 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
инвести́ране
(investírane)
— act of investing
Catalan:
inversió
— act of investing
Chinese Mandarin:
投入
(tóurù)
— act of investing
Chinese Mandarin:
投資 /投资
(tóuzī)
— act of investing
Esperanto:
investado
— act of investing
Finnish:
sijoittaminen
— act of investing
Hindi:
निवेश
(niveś)
— act of investing
Hindi:
विनिधान
(vinidhān)
— act of investing
Māori:
whakangaonga
— act of investing
Māori:
whakangaonga moni
— act of investing
Portuguese:
investimento
— act of investing
Russian:
инвести́рование
(investírovanije)
— act of investing
Spanish:
inversión
— act of investing
Afrikaans:
belegging
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Albanian:
investim
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Arabic:
اِسْتِثْمَار
(istiṯmār)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Armenian:
ներդրում
(nerdrum)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Azerbaijani:
yatırım
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Azerbaijani:
qoyuluş
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Azerbaijani:
kapital qoyuluşu
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Azerbaijani:
sərmaya qoyuluşu
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Azerbaijani:
investisiya
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Belarusian:
інвесты́цыя
(invjestýcyja)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Belarusian:
інвэсты́цыя
(investýcyja)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Belarusian:
уклада́нне
(ukladánnje)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Belarusian:
уклада́ньне
(ukladánʹnje)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Bulgarian:
инвести́ция
(investícija)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Bulgarian:
вложе́ние
(vložénie)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Burmese:
အရင်းအနှီး
(a.rang:a.hni:)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Catalan:
inversió
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Chinese Cantonese:
投資 /投资
(tau4 zi1)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Chinese:
投資 /投资
(tâu-chu)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Chinese Mandarin:
投資 /投资
(tóuzī)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Czech:
investice
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Danish:
investering
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Dutch:
investering
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Dutch:
belegging
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Esperanto:
investado
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Estonian:
investeering
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Finnish:
sijoitus
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
French:
investissement
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
French:
placement
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Galician:
investimento
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Georgian:
შენატანი
(šenaṭani)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Georgian:
ინვესტიცია
(invesṭicia)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
German:
Investition
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
German:
Anlage
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Greek:
επένδυση
(epéndysi)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Hebrew:
הַשְׁקָעָה
(hashka'á)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Hindi:
निवेश
(niveś)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Hindi:
विनिधान
(vinidhān)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Hungarian:
befektetés
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Icelandic:
fjárfesting
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Indonesian:
investasi
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Irish:
fuilleamh
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Italian:
investimento
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Japanese:
投資
(tōshi)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Kazakh:
инвестиция
(investisiä)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Khmer:
វិនិយោគ
(viniyook)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Korean:
투자
(tuja)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Kyrgyz:
инвестиция
(investitsiya)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Kyrgyz:
жатырым
(jatırım)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Lao:
ການລົງທຶນ
(kān long thưn)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Latin:
collocātiō
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Latvian:
investīcija
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Lithuanian:
investicija
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Macedonian:
инвестиција
(investicija)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Malay:
pelaburan
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Malay:
investasi
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Malay:
laburan
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Māori:
whakangaonga
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Māori:
haumitanga
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Mongolian:
хөрөнгө оруулалт
(xöröngö oruulalt)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Mongolian:
ᠬᠥᠷᠦᠩᠭᠡ ᠣᠷᠤᠭᠤᠯᠤᠯᠲᠠ
(körüngge oruɣululta)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Norwegian Bokmål:
investering
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Norwegian Nynorsk:
investering
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Pashto:
پانګونه
(pāngawǝna)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Iranian Persian:
سَرْمایِهگُذاری
(sarmâye-gozâri)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Polish:
inwestycja
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Portuguese:
investimento
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Portuguese:
investimentos
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Portuguese:
aposta
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Romanian:
investiție
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Russian:
инвести́ция
(investícija)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Russian:
вклад
(vklad)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Russian:
вложе́ние
(vložénije)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Russian:
капиталовложе́ние
(kapitalovložénije)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Serbo-Croatian:
инвести́ција
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Serbo-Croatian:
улагање
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Serbo-Croatian:
пла̀сма̄н
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Serbo-Croatian:
investícija
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Serbo-Croatian:
ulaganje
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Serbo-Croatian:
plàsmān
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Slovak:
investícia
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Slovene:
vlaganje
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Slovene:
investicija
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Spanish:
inversión
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Spanish:
insumo
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Swahili:
uwekezaji
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Swedish:
investering
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Tagalog:
pamumuhunan
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Tajik:
сармоягузорӣ
(sarmoyaguzori)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Tajik:
пулгузорӣ
(pulguzori)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Tajik:
инвеститсия
(investitsiya)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Tatar:
инвестиция
(inwestitsiyä)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Telugu:
పెట్టుబడి
(peṭṭubaḍi)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Thai:
การลงทุน
(gaan-long-tun)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Turkish:
yatırım
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Turkish:
envestisman
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Turkish:
plasman
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Turkmen:
inwestisiýa
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Ukrainian:
інвести́ція
(investýcija)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Ukrainian:
вне́сок
(vnésok)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Ukrainian:
капіталовкла́дення
(kapitalovkládennja)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Urdu:
سَرْمایَہ کاری
(sarmāya kārī)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Uyghur:
مەبلەغ
(meblegh)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Uyghur:
مەبلەغ سېلىش
(meblegh sëlish)
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Uzbek:
investitsiya
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Uzbek:
sarmoya kiritish
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Vietnamese:
sự đầu tư
— placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use
Bulgarian:
обса́да
(obsáda)
— act of surrounding
Chinese Mandarin:
包圍 /包围
(bāowéi)
— act of surrounding
Chinese Mandarin:
封鎖 /封锁
(fēngsuǒ)
— act of surrounding
Finnish:
piiritys
— act of surrounding
Spanish:
cerco
— act of surrounding
Chinese Mandarin:
熔模
(róngmó)
— mixture of silica sand and plaster
Finnish:
keerna
— mixture of silica sand and plaster