invest
/ɪnˈvest/ verbDefinition
MONEY [I, T] › to give money to a bank, business, etc, or buy something, because you hope to get a profit: He's invested over a million pounds in the city's waterfront restoration project.
TIME/EFFORT [T] › to use a lot of time, effort, or emotions because you want to succeed: I think she invests too much time and energy in her career.
(Definition of invest verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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