Meaning of investment in English

investment

/ɪnˈvest.mənt/ us

/ɪnˈvest.mənt/

the act of putting money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or get an advantage, or the money, effort, time, etc. used to do this:

The government wanted an inflow of foreign investment.

Stocks are regarded as good long-term investments.

The account requires a minimum investment of €1,000.

There's been a significant investment of time and energy in order to make the project a success.

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If the factory closes, that will be a million pounds' worth of investment down the drain.
We are looking for exponential growth in our investment.
A mixture of selected funds is an optimum choice for future security and return on investment.
People are worried about inflation biting into their savings and investments.

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investment

noun [ C/U ]

/ɪnˈvest·mənt/

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the act of putting money or effort into something to make a profit or achieve a result:

[ C ] real estate investments

[ U ] There’s an awful lot of foreign investment in the US.

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investment | Business English

investment

noun

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/ɪnˈvestmənt/ us

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[ C or U ]

the act of putting money into a business to buy new stock, machines, etc., or a sum of money that is invested in a business in this way:

investment in sth The company has increased its investment in research.

They plan to maintain their current level of investment.

We've made a significant investment in IT.

[ U ]

the act of buying shares, bonds, property, etc. in order to make a profit:

investment in sth Investment in China has increased considerably.

attract/encourage investment

long-term/short-term investment

domestic/foreign/overseas investment

private/public investment

The fund manager makes all investment decisions.

We're always looking for investment opportunities.

[ C ]

something such as shares, bonds, or property that you buy in order to make a profit:

good/bad/risky investment

The fund was billed as an especially safe investment option.

[ C ]

an amount of money that you invest in something:

an investment of sth The plan requires an estimated investment of €80 to €120 million.

A business tries to get the best return on its investment.

He made an initial investment of $2,000.

the maximum/minimum investment

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It has also created a system where getting into politics is a business venture, with business plans and an expected rate of return on investment.

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If the project generates financial revenues, but they are lower than for purely commercial investments, then perhaps an interest rate subsidy would be most appropriate.

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Shareholders expect returns on investments in pharmaceutical and biotechnologic companies.

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The reduction in collateral relative to debt raises the costs of lending and reduces the return on investment and the aggregate rate of growth.

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Finally, at the new steady state, investment ceases, capital, and, hence, output are reduced.

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This reduces the costs of financial intermediation and raises the overall return on investment.

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For example, sometimes it will be in the interests of the effectiveness of the relationship that both parties make asset-specific investments.

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But investment in human rights is not only a moral and quasi-legal salvation from things that are still going depressingly wrong.

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External benefits and costs that may be related to such investments are ignored since rational farmers are unlikely to be concerned about off-site effects.

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Apparently, these types of pension funds are able to manage their investment more efficiently than the other categories : industry funds have lower costs.

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Most of the women were casual workers working, typically, with low capital investment in tools and technology.

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It is only reasonable to require an investment to yield a return at least as high as that on the alternative use of funds.

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It is, of course, difficult to predict how these and future changes in the investment opportunity set will influence surplus distribution in the future.

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As pointed out earlier, higher priority may be given to directing commercial credit to non-environmental investments.

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Until then heavy capital investment in scientific research had been mainly limited to state-corporate sponsorship of chemistry, where the practical dividends were very apparent.

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in Chinese (Traditional)

投資（付諸金錢、努力、時間等以求得到利潤或取得成就某事的有利條件）, 投資物，投資額…

Meaning of investment in English

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