investment

Definition

The act of investing, or state of being invested.

Etymology

From invest + -ment.

Example Sentences

• "Giving your children a good education is a wise long-term investment."
• "An investment in ink, paper, and steel pens."
• "Hidden behind thickets of acronyms and gorse bushes of detail, a new great game is under way across the globe.[…]The current power play consists of an extraordinary range of countries simultaneously sitting down to negotiate big free trade and investment agreements."