investment

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Pronunciation

/ɪnˈvestmənt/(in-VEST-munt)

Part of speech

nounneutral

Chinese

投资；投入（将资金或精力投入某处以期获得回报）

Definition

The action of investing money for profit; an amount of money invested; something worth buying for its usefulness.

Word family

  • invest/ɪnˈvest/(v)投资；投入
  • investor/ɪnˈvestə/(n)投资者

Collocations

  • foreign investment
  • attract investment
  • return on investment
  • long-term investment
  • capital investment
  • investment in education

Examples

  1. 1.The return on investment from early childhood education programmes is among the highest of any public expenditure.
  2. 2.Attracting foreign investment requires a stable political environment, reliable legal systems, and transparent regulation.

Synonyms

  • expenditure/ɪkˈspendɪtʃə/— money spent
  • commitment/kəˈmɪtmənt/— a pledge of resources
  • outlay/ˈaʊtleɪ/— money spent on something

Etymology

from Medieval Latin "investire" (to clothe — originally meaning to clothe money in an enterprise)