injection

/ɪnˈdʒekʃən/ noun

Definition

DRUG [C, U] › when someone puts a drug into your body using a needle: an injection of insulin

MONEY [C] › when a large amount of money is provided for a plan, service, organization, etc: The university has welcomed the $5 million cash injection.

(Definition of injection noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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