| 单词 | investment |
| 释义 | investment (once / 161 pages) 1n 2n You are making an investment when you put money into a business with the hopes that the business will grow and bring you a profit. Many consider a college education one of the best investments you can make. Besides money, you can put time, effort or emotional support into something and also call it an investment. Volunteering in an organization requires an investment of time and energy. You may hear someone say, "We must make an investment in the future of our children," when he or she is pleading for fiscal responsibility, education, environmental protection or some other cause that will affect the success of future generations. WORD FAMILYinvestment: investments+/disinvest: disinvestment/invest: disinvest, invested, investing, investiture, investment, investor, invests/investiture: investitures/investor: investors USAGE EXAMPLESGrace E. Taylor, 94, a Washington financial analyst and investment counselor, died Nov. 29 at a medical facility in Annapolis. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Trump’s recent comments bode ill for federal investments in cyberdefense. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) “It is in the national interest of the U.S. to maintain an open investment policy,” said Aimen Mir, Treasury’s deputy assistant secretary for investment security. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit Syn|Hypo|Hyper investing arbitrage 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 price foreign direct investmentinvesting in United States businesses by foreign citizens (often involves stock ownership of the business) leverage, leveraginginvesting with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses) risk arbitrage, takeover arbitragearbitrage involving risk; as in the simultaneous purchase of stock in a target company and sale of stock in its potential acquirer; if the takeover fails the arbitrageur may lose a great deal of money finance the commercial activity of providing funds and capital 2n money that is invested with an expectation of profit Syn|Hypo|Hyper investment funds speculation, venture an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits gamblemoney that is risked for possible monetary gain smart moneymoney bet or invested by experienced gamblers or investors (especially if they have inside information) pyramid(stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases assets anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company 3n the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result 2this job calls for the investment of some hard thinking he made an emotional investment in the work Hyper commitment, committedness the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose 1n the act of putting on robes or vestments Hyper dressing, grooming the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes 2n the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank Syn|Hyper investiture promotion act of raising in rank or position 3n outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism Hypo|Hyper pellicle thin protective membrane in some protozoa cutis, skin, tegument a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch |
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