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invest
What does invest mean?
invest (verb): to commit money or capital in the hope of financial gain.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use invest in a sentence?
- Invest the money wisely. (Tatoeba sentence #11887931 by Amastan, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce invest?
/ɪnˈvɛst/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does invest come from?
Borrowed from Middle French investir or Medieval Latin investire, from Latin investio (“to clothe, cover”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to invest
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “invest” mean?
to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible
Not quite: that's what appear means.
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
Not quite: that's what raid means.
to commit money or capital in the hope of financial gain
Right! That's what “invest” means.
to handle, deal with or behave towards in a specific way
Not quite: that's what treat means.
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