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investment

noun [C or U]
 
 
/ɪnˈvest.mənt/

Definition

B2 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: 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.Financial investments and the stock marketInvesting money
(Definition of investment noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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