investing

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I0215500 (ĭn-vĕst′)v. in·vest·ed, in·vest·ing, in·vests v.tr.1. To commit (money or capital) in order to gain a financial return: invested their savings in stocks and bonds.2. a. To spend or devote for future advantage or benefit: invested much time and energy in getting a good education.b. To devote morally or psychologically, as to a purpose; commit: "Men of our generation are invested in what they do, women in what we are" (Shana Alexander).3. To endow with authority or power: The Constitution invests Congress with the power to make laws.4. To install in office with ceremony: invest a new emperor.5. To provide with an enveloping or pervasive quality: "A charm invests a face / Imperfectly beheld" (Emily Dickinson).6. Archaic a. To clothe; adorn.b. To cover completely; envelop.c. To surround with troops or ships; besiege.v.intr.1. To make investments or an investment: invest in real estate.2. To purchase with the expectation of benefit: We decided to invest in a new car.

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[From Italian investire and from French investir, both from Latin investīre, to clothe, surround : in-, in; see in-² + vestīre, to clothe (from vestis, clothes; see wes- in Indo-European roots).]

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in·vest′a·ble, in·vest′i·ble adj.in·ves′tor n.

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investing - the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profitinvestmentarbitrage - a kind of hedged investment meant to capture slight differences in price; when there is a difference in the price of something on two different markets the arbitrageur simultaneously buys at the lower price and sells at the higher pricefinance - the commercial activity of providing funds and capitalforeign direct investment - investing in United States businesses by foreign citizens (often involves stock ownership of the business)leveraging, leverage - investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)bull - try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buyingbuy into - buy stocks or shares of a companypyramid - enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amountssubscribe - offer to buy, as of stocks and shares; "The broker subscribed 500 shares"