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Word: Invest
Speech Type: Verb
mid 16th century (in the senses ‘clothe’, ‘clothe with the insignia of a rank’, and ‘endow with authority’): from French investir or Latin investire, from in- ‘into, upon’ + vestire ‘clothe’ (from vestis ‘clothing’). invest (sense 1) (early 17th century) is influenced by Italian investire
ɪnˈvɛst
put (money) into financial schemes, shares, property, or a commercial venture with the expectation of achieving a profit
Short Definition:put money into something in hope of making profit
Examples:- the company is to invest £12 m in its manufacturing site at Linlithglow
- getting workers to invest in private pension funds
provide or endow someone or something with (a particular quality or attribute)
Short Definition:endow with particular quality or attribute
Examples:- the passage of time has invested the words with an unintended humour
clothe or cover with a garment
Short Definition:clothe
Examples:- he stands before you invested in the full canonicals of his calling
surround (a place) in order to besiege or blockade it
Short Definition:besiege or blockade
Examples:- Fort Pulaski was invested and captured
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