investment

Noun
  1. The act of investing;
    Laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit (synset 101101341)
    associated with:
    • bull - try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying
    • buy into - buy stocks or shares of a company
    • pyramid - enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
    • subscribe - offer to buy, as of stocks and shares
    is a type of: finance - the commercial activity of providing funds and capital
    subtypes:
    • 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 investment - investing in United States businesses by foreign citizens (often involves stock ownership of the business)
    • leverage, leveraging - investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)
    same as: investing
  2. Money that is invested with an expectation of profit (synset 113354252)
    associated with: bear, pay, yield - bring in
    is a type of: assets - anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
    subtypes: speculation, venture - an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
    same as: investment funds
  3. The commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result (synset 104654542)
    "this job calls for the investment of some hard thinking"; "he made an emotional investment in the work"
    is a type of: commitment, committedness - the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose
  4. Outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism (synset 101461257)
    is a type of: cutis, skin, tegument - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
    subtypes: pellicle - thin protective membrane in some protozoa
  5. The act of putting on robes or vestments (synset 100830123)
    is a type of: dressing, grooming - the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes
  6. The ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office;
    The formal promotion of a person to an office or rank (synset 100199768)
    is a type of: promotion - act of raising in rank or position
    same as: investiture

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