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reinvestment

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: R IY2 IH0 N V EH1 S T M AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: R IY2 IH0 N V EH1 S M AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The condition of being reinvested

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A second or subsequent investment in the same thing

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- 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 English reinvestment From re- + investment.

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