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investment Definition

in·vest·ment (in vest′mənt)

noun

  1. an investing or being invested
  2. an outer covering
  3. investiture (sense )
    1. the investing of money
    2. the amount invested
    3. anything in which money is or may be invested

investment Synonyms

investment

n.

endowment, grant, loan, expenditure, expense, backing, speculation, venture, disintermediation, financing, finance, purchase, advance, bail, plunge*, grease*, stake*, nut*; see also property 1.

Types of investment include: stocks, bonds, securities, treasury bills, mutual funds, money market funds, certificate of deposit, CD, individual retirement account, IRA, annuities, real estate, capital goods, insurance liens, debentures, futures.

investment Finance Definition

A commitment of dollars for a period of time with the expectation or hope of receiving future payments that will cover any inflation and compensate the investor for the time that the funds are committed and the uncertainty of any future return. An investment may be made by any person or entity, including corporations, pension funds, or a government, and be made in land, equipment, stocks, bonds, commodities, or any other financial instrument.

investment Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • attract: Learn the tips for a winning business plan formula to attract the right investment for your business.
  • encourage: We now need to see a clear strategy for the future of the railways to encourage long-term, sustained investment.
  • justify: The collections which Mrs Rylands assembled in the 1890s are of such quality as to justify this relatively modest investment in their future.

Preposition: in

infrastructure: This is the result of a number of public and private investments in the tourism infrastructure and the heritage coastline.

Adjective modifier

  • foreign: Germany has often confounded her critics by continuing to attract foreign investment despite her high wage costs.
  • substantial: Now substantial investment has been put into regenerating the center, things are really ' looking up ' .
  • significant: There is significant investment in dams in the region.
  • long-term: I'm going to tell you my definition of a long-term investment in a security by telling you a story.
  • private: Private investment has also been seen at Dalton Park in Murton a new out of town outlet retail facility.
  • massive: Pyongyang's declared " military first " policy requires massive investment in the armed forces, even at the expense of other national objectives.

Modifies a noun

  • banking: TOP OF PAGE COMPANY NEWS Morgan Grenfell's name looked likely to disappear after 163 years in investment banking.
  • trust: A unit trust or investment trust type vehicle is much more flexible.
  • bank: He works for an investment bank in London at Canary Wharf.
  • banker: Prior to forming Court Cavendish, Chai spent four years as an investment banker with Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers.
  • fund: Ethical investment funds were first introduced in the UK in 1984.
  • portfolio: We act for many clients who have developed large investment portfolios.

Noun used with modifier

  • capital: In an LLC, you do not issue stocks to raise funds, or revenue for capital investment.
  • equity: CAT received upfront discovery research funding and HGSI made an equity investment in CAT.
  • multi-million: Exeter ' s sports facilities are of a high standard and have benefited from multi-million pound investment with further development program under way.
  • infrastructure: This will not help the financing of early infrastructure investment that might be essential or highly desirable.