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investment
in·vest·ment I0216100 (ĭn-vĕst′mənt)n.1. The act of investing.2. An amount invested.3. Property or another possession acquired for future financial return or benefit.4. A commitment, as of time or support.5. A military siege.6. Investiture.7. Archaic a. A garment; a vestment.b. An outer covering or layer.investment (ɪnˈvɛstmənt) n1. (Banking & Finance) a. the act of investing moneyb. the amount investedc. an enterprise, asset, etc, in which money is or can be invested2. a. the act of investing effort, resources, etcb. the amount invested3. (Economics) economics the amount by which the stock of capital (plant, machinery, materials, etc) in an enterprise or economy changes4. (Biology) biology the outer layer or covering of an organ, part, or organism5. a less common word for investiture16. the act of investing or state of being invested, as with an official robe, a specific quality, etc7. (Military) rare the act of besieging with military forces, works, etcin•vest•ment (ɪnˈvɛst mənt)
n. 1. the investing of money or capital for profitable returns. 2. a particular instance or mode of investing. 3. a thing invested in, as a business. 4. something that is invested; sum invested. 5. the act or fact of investing or state of being invested, as with a garment. 6. a devoting, using, or giving of time, talent, emotional energy, etc., as to achieve something. 7. any covering or outer layer, as of an animal or plant. 8. the act of investing with a quality, attribute, etc. 9. investiture with an office, dignity, or right. 10. a siege or encirclement. 11. Archaic. a garment or vestment. [1590–1600] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  investment - the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profitinvestingarbitrage - 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" | | 2. | investment - money that is invested with an expectation of profitinvestment fundsassets - anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or companyventure, speculation - an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits; "he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it"pay, bear, yield - bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?" | | 3. | investment - the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result; "this job calls for the investment of some hard thinking"; "he made an emotional investment in the work"commitment, committedness - the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose; "a man of energy and commitment" | | 4. | investment - outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organismpellicle - thin protective membrane in some protozoacutis, skin, tegument - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body" | | 5. | investment - the act of putting on robes or vestmentsgrooming, dressing - the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes | | 6. | investment - the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rankinvestiturepromotion - act of raising in rank or position |
investmentnoun1. investing, backing, funding, financing, contribution, speculation, transaction, expenditure, outlay The government introduced tax incentives to encourage investment.2. stake, interest, share, concern, portion, ante (informal) an investment of £28 million3. buy, asset, acquisition, venture, risk, speculation, gamble A small-screen portable TV can be a good investment.4. sacrifice, surrender, relinquishment I worry about this big investment of time and effort not working. sacrificeinvestmentnounA prolonged surrounding of an objective by hostile troops:beleaguerment, besiegement, blockade, siege.Translationsinvest1 (inˈvest) verb (with in) to put (money) into (a firm or business) usually by buying shares in it, in order to make a profit. He invested (two hundred dollars) in a building firm. 投入(資金) 投资inˈvestment noun1. the act of investing. 投資 投资2. a sum of money invested. 投資額 投资额inˈvestor noun a person who invests money. 投資者 投资者investment
recoup (something) from (someone or something)To recover, regain, or restore something from someone or something. You'll have to pay for everything out of pocket, but you can recoup it all from HR after you're back from the trip. The meeting was full of angry shareholders looking to recoup their investments from the foundering tech company.See also: recouprecover from (someone or something)1. To return to good health after some illness or injury. Often used in the continuous tense to indicate an ongoing recovery. My brother is still recovering from malaria after coming back from his trip to Kenya. I'm still recovering from a broken ankle, so I'm afraid I won't be coming on the ski trip in December.2. To return to stable, competitive, or composed position or status after some difficult, troublesome, or threatening situation. Things are better on the whole, but many businesses haven't yet recovered from the economic crisis. The team managed to recover from a disastrous start to the game, and they're now in a position where they could possibly win the whole thing. Georgina always finds it hard to recover from her in-laws' visits.3. To get something back that had been taken or possessed by someone or something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "recover" and "from." I haven't been able to recover my money from the company I invested in yet. They recovered the ball from the other team within range of a field goal.See also: recoverrecuperate from (someone or something)1. To return to good health after some illness or injury. Often used in the continuous tense to indicate an ongoing recovery. My brother is still recuperating from malaria after coming back from his trip to Kenya. I'm still recuperating from a broken ankle, so I'm afraid I won't be coming on the ski trip in December.2. To return to stable or composed position, status, or mindset after some difficult, troublesome, or threatening situation. Things are better on the whole, but many businesses haven't yet recuperated from the economic crisis. It will take me a day or two to recuperate from that visit from my in-laws.See also: recuperateinvestment
investment1. Economics the amount by which the stock of capital (plant, machinery, materials, etc.) in an enterprise or economy changes 2. Biology the outer layer or covering of an organ, part, or organism Investment the long-term placement of capital in industry, agriculture, transport, or other sectors of the domestic or a foreign economy for the purpose of deriving profits. In bourgeois economics, two kinds of investments are distinguished: financial investments and real investments. A financial investment is the exchange of capital for stocks, bonds, and other securities issued by corporations or the state. A real investment is the placement of capital into productive fixed capital (buildings, installations, equipment), housing construction, and goods and material supplies in the country itself and abroad. Investments are realized by private corporations and the state. Private investments are directed into sectors of the national economy where the greatest profit can be derived (primarily, industry); state investments are directed into less profitable branches, for example, into the infrastructure (the underlying economic sectors of society, such as education, communications, and transport). Private investments are financed out of internal resources (depreciation deductions and retained profits) and out of other sources enlisted for this purpose: long-term credit and the issuance of securities. The financial sources of state investments are taxes, domestic and foreign loans, the income of state enterprises, and the issue of new money. The financial operations involving investments are realized through banks (commercial and investment banks) and other financial agencies: savings banks, insurance companies, investment trusts, pension funds, and the like, which contribute to the accumulation of huge funds that belong to the population and that are used in the interests of the financial oligarchy. The bourgeois economic experts foresee the limits of investments not in capitalist production relations but in technical production conditions and psychological factors. Although it is true that investments create income and expand markets, the antagonistic class relations of capitalist society ultimately restrict growth. The operation of the universal law of capital accumulation leads to a situation in which, because the investments are followed by a rise in the organic structure of capital, the wealth of the capitalists is growing whereas the conditions of life of the working class are deteriorating. S. S. NOSOVA investment
investment [in-vest´ment] 1. any tissue, such as fascia, that envelops or covers other tissues or parts.2. a material applied as a soft paste to a pattern that hardens to form a mold for casting.in·vest·ment (in-vest'ment), 1. In dentistry, any material used in investing. 2. In psychoanalysis, the psychic charge or cathexis invested in an object. in·vest·ment (in-vest'mĕnt) 1. In dentistry, any material used in investing. 2. In psychoanalysis, the psychic charge or cathexis invested in an object. in·vest·ment (in-vest'mĕnt) In dentistry, any material used in investing. investment
Related to investment: Investment strategyInvestmentThe placement of a particular sum of money in business ventures, real estate, or Securities of a permanent nature so that it will produce an income. investmentn. the money put into use for profit, or the property or business interest purchased for profit. (See: invest) investment the process by which funds are deployed with the object of producing gain, either in the form of income or addition to capital.investment
InvestmentThe creation of more money through the use of capital.InvestmentThe act of placing capital into a project or business with the intent of making a profit on the initial placing of capital. An investment may involve the extension of a loan or line of credit, which entitles one to repayment with interest, or it may involve buying an ownership stake in a business, with the hope that the business will become profitable. Investing may also involve buying a particular asset with the intent to resell it later for a higher price. Many types of investing exist, and each is subject to greater or lesser regulation in the jurisdiction in which it takes place. Legally, investing requires the existence and protection of individual property rights. Investing wisely requires a combination of astuteness, knowledge of the market, and timing.investment1. Property acquired for the purpose of producing income for its owner. Just as plants and equipment are investments for manufacturers, stocks and bonds are investments for individuals.2. Expenditures made for income-producing assets.investment - physical or real investment: capital expenditure on the purchase of assets such as plant, machinery and equipment (FIXED CAPITAL assets) and STOCKS or INVENTORY (WORKING CAPITAL assets). Fixed capital investment is undertaken by firms, both to replace worn-out and obsolete capital items (see DEPRECIATION) and to increase the firm's total assets (see CAPITAL EMPLOYED), so as to enable it to produce a greater volume of products, and, by investing in the latest technology, to remain competitive. In aggregate terms, net additions to the country's CAPITAL STOCK increase the economy's productive capacity, thus making an important contribution to the achievement of higher rates of ECONOMIC GROWTH and improved living standards.
- financial investment: expenditure on the purchase of financial securities such as SHARES and BONDS. PORTFOLIO investment is undertaken by individuals, companies and financial institutions as a means of earning income in the form of dividend, interest and rent payments and through capital appreciation. See CAPITAL ALLOWANCES, ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SCHEME, ENTERPRISE GRANT SCHEME, STOCK MARKET, FINANCIAL SYSTEM, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, SAVINGS, INVESTMENT INCENTIVE, INVESTMENT APPRAISAL, ACCOUNTING RETURN, PAYBACK METHOD, DISCOUNTED CASH FLOW.
investment - expenditure on the purchase of FINANCIAL SECURITIES such as STOCKS and SHARES. Also called financial investment. PORTFOLIO investment is undertaken by persons, firms and financial institutions in the expectation of earning a return in the form of INTEREST or DIVIDENDS, or an appreciation in the capital value of the securities.
- capital expenditure on the purchase of physical ASSETS such as plant, machinery and equipment (FIXED INVESTMENT) and STOCKS (INVENTORY INVESTMENT), i.e.physical or real investment. In economic analysis, the term ‘investment’ relates specifically to physical investment. Physical investment creates new assets, thereby adding to the country's productive capacity, whereas financial investment only transfers the ownership of existing assets from one person or institution to another.
Investment requires that an amount of current CONSUMPTION is forgone (i.e. saved, see SAVINGS) so as to release the resources to finance it. Investment expenditure is a component of AGGREGATE DEMAND and an INJECTION into the CIRCULAR FLOW OF NATIONAL INCOME. In 2003, investment expenditure accounted for 13% of gross final expenditure (GFE) on domestically produced output (GFE minus imports = GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT). See Fig. 133 (b) , NATIONAL INCOME ACCOUNTS. In NATIONAL INCOME analysis, investment in the provision of SOCIAL PRODUCTS such as roads, hospitals and schools undertaken by the government is counted as part of GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE; thus, investment expenditure is normally defined as consisting only of private sector investment spending. Investment can be split up into gross and net investment: - gross investment is the total amount of investment that is undertaken in an economy over a specified time period (usually one year);
- net investment is gross investment less replacement investment or CAPITAL CONSUMPTION, i.e. investment that is necessary to replace that part of the economy's existing capital stock that is used up in producing this year's output. (See DEPRECIATION 2.)
The amount of fixed investment undertaken is dependent on a number of factors other than capital consumption considerations. In national income analysis, the MARGINAL EFFICIENCY OF CAPITAL/INVESTMENT and the INTEREST RATE are important determinants of the level of investment. The marginal efficiency of capital/investment itself is dependent upon business confidence and expectations about future demand levels and, therefore, plant utilization. The volatility of business expectations in the short run means that planned levels of fixed investment can vary significantly over time, leading to large changes in the demand for capital goods (see ACCELERATOR), that is, large fluctuations in the investment component of aggregate demand leading to larger fluctuations in output and employment through the MULTIPLIER effect (see BUSINESS CYCLE). In order to stimulate investment, governments provide tax writeoffs on plant and equipment (see CAPITAL ALLOWANCES for details). Similar considerations apply to inventory investment, with stock levels being increased or decreased over time with changing business expectations. The long-term significance of investment lies in the contribution it makes to ECONOMIC GROWTH and economic prosperity. Building new factories, adding new machinery and equipment, and investing in new techniques and products enables industry to supply a greater quantity of more sophisticated products and services to the consuming public, while similar investments in the provision of social capital (schools, health, etc.) contribute vitally to the upgrading of general living standards. At the micro-level a firm's investment decisions depend upon the profitability or cash flow implications of particular investment projects (see DISCOUNTED CASH FLOW) and are considered as part of its CAPITAL BUDGETING procedures. Compare DISINVESTMENT. See CAPITAL ACCUMULATION, CAPITAL DEEPENING, CAPITAL GOODS, CAPITAL STOCK, CAPITAL WIDENING, INVESTMENT SCHEDULE, AUTONOMOUS INVESTMENT, INDUCED INVESTMENT, GROSS DOMESTIC-FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, INVESTMENT INCENTIVES, INVESTMENT APPRAISAL, GREENFIELD INVESTMENT, RISK PREMIUM, BUSINESS EXPANSION SCHEME, ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SCHEME, ENTERPRISE GRANT SCHEME. See INVST
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Related to investment: Investment strategySynonyms for investmentnoun investingSynonyms- investing
- backing
- funding
- financing
- contribution
- speculation
- transaction
- expenditure
- outlay
noun stakeSynonyms- stake
- interest
- share
- concern
- portion
- ante
noun buySynonyms- buy
- asset
- acquisition
- venture
- risk
- speculation
- gamble
noun sacrificeSynonyms- sacrifice
- surrender
- relinquishment
- sacrifice
Synonyms for investmentnoun a prolonged surrounding of an objective by hostile troopsSynonyms- beleaguerment
- besiegement
- blockade
- siege
Synonyms for investmentnoun the act of investingSynonymsRelated Words- arbitrage
- finance
- foreign direct investment
- leveraging
- leverage
- bull
- buy into
- pyramid
- subscribe
noun money that is invested with an expectation of profitSynonymsRelated Words- assets
- venture
- speculation
- pay
- bear
- yield
noun the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile resultRelated Wordsnoun outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organismRelated Words- pellicle
- cutis
- skin
- tegument
noun the act of putting on robes or vestmentsRelated Wordsnoun the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an officeSynonymsRelated Words |