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.

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