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investment
What does investment mean?
investment (noun): a placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use or appreciation.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use investment in a sentence?
- His investment was illiquid. (Tatoeba sentence #12237344 by Tangobango, CC BY 2.0 FR)
Where does investment come from?
From invest + -ment.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to investment
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one
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a person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm
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a placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use or appreciation
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a set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself
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