invest (ɪnˈvɛst
)
Definitions
verb
- (often foll by in) to lay out (money or capital in an enterprise, esp by purchasing shares) with the expectation of profit
- (tr) often foll by in to devote (effort, resources, etc, to a project)
- (tr; often foll by in or with) mainly archaic to clothe or adorn (in some garment, esp the robes of an office) ⇒
to invest a king in the insignia of an emperor
- (tr) often foll by in to install formally or ceremoniously (in an official position, rank, etc)
- (tr; foll by in or with) to place (power, authority, etc, in) or provide (with power or authority) ⇒
to invest new rights in the monarchy
- (tr; usually passive; foll by in or with) to provide or endow (a person with qualities, characteristics, etc) ⇒
he was invested with great common sense
- (tr) foll by with usually poetic to cover or adorn, as if with a coat or garment ⇒
when spring invests the trees with leaves
- (tr) rare to surround with military forces; besiege
- (intr) foll by in informal to purchase; buy
Alternative Forms
inˈvestable inˈvestible adjective inˈvestor nounWord Origin
C16: from Medieval Latin investīre to clothe, from Latin, from vestīre, from vestis a garmentSynonyms
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- British English:
invest
If you invest in something, or if you invest a sum of money, you use your money in a way that you hope will increase its value, for example by buying shares or property.They intend to invest directly in shares. He wants advice on how to invest the money.ɪnˈvɛst VERB They intend to invest directly in shares. He wants advice on how to invest the money.
- Spanish:
invertir
v
- French:
investir
v
- German:
investieren
v
- Chinese: 投资 v
- Arabic: يَسْتَثْمِرُ v
- Portuguese: investir v
- Russian: инвестировать v
- Croatian: ulagati v
- Czech: investovat v
- Danish: investere v
- Dutch: investeren v
- Finnish: sijoittaa v
- Greek: επενδύω v
- Italian: investire v
- Japanese: 投資する v
- Korean: 투자하다 v
- Norwegian: investere v
- Polish: zainwestować v inwestować
- Brazilian Portuguese: investir v
- European Spanish:
invertir
v
- Swedish: investera v
- Thai: ลงทุน v
- Turkish: yatırım yapmak v
- Vietnamese: đầu tư v
Usage examples
What I do most of the day is call up heads of Fortune 500 companies and ask them how they invest their money.
, GYPSY MASALA (2004)Venice Sizzles Carla Passino finds the buyers ' market in Venice a tough one as Italians increasingly choose to invest in property.
Country Life (2004)You cannot save 1½ percent of your gross national product and still have enough money to invest in services and infrastructure.
Irish Times (2002)It is a 10-year life insurance plan in which you invest a minimum of £10,000.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Once you invest identity -- or, more potent yet, belief -- into an object or image conflicts are bound to arise over interpretation.
, THE SLOW BREATH OF STONE: A Romanesque Love Story (2005)