Added 9 October 2026
investment
/ɪnˈvɛstmənt/ noun
In Latin: collocātiō Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about investment at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- The act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit.
- Money that is invested with an expectation of profit.
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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