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investment

noun
/ɪnˈvɛstmənt/

Etymology

From invest + -ment.

  1. derived from investire
  2. derived from investio
  3. borrowed from investire
  4. borrowed from investir
  5. suffixed as investment — “invest + ment”

Definitions

  1. The act of investing, or state of being invested.

    • Giving your children a good education is a wise long-term investment.

  2. A placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use or…

    A placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use or appreciation.

    • An investment in ink, paper, and steel pens.

  3. A vestment.

    • Whose white investments figure innocence.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of…

      The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded.

      • the investment of the fort

    2. A mixture of silica sand and plaster which, by surrounding a wax pattern, creates a…

      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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at investment. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01investment02investing03invest04money05exchange06trading07commerce08trade

A definitional loop anchored at investment. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at investment

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA