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invest
[in-vest]
verb (used with object)
to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
to use (money), as in accumulating something.
to invest large sums in books.
to use, give, or devote (time, talent, etc.), as for a purpose or to achieve something.
He invested a lot of time in cleaning up the neighborhood after the flood.
to furnish with power, authority, rank, etc..
The Constitution invests the president with the power of veto.
to furnish or endow with a power, right, etc.; vest.
Feudalism invested the lords with absolute authority over their vassals.
to endow with a quality or characteristic.
to invest a friend with every virtue.
to infuse or belong to, as a quality or characteristic.
Goodness invests his every action.
Metallurgy.to surround (a pattern) with an investment.
to provide with the insignia of office.
to install in an office or position.
to clothe, attire, or dress.
to cover, adorn, or envelop.
Spring invests the trees with leaves.
to surround (a place) with military forces or works so as to prevent approach or escape; besiege.
verb (used without object)
to invest money; make an investment.
to invest in oil stock.
invest
/ ɪˈɛ /
verb
(often foll by in) to lay out (money or capital in an enterprise, esp by purchasing shares) with the expectation of profit
to devote (effort, resources, etc, to a project)
archaic(tr; often foll by in or with) to clothe or adorn (in some garment, esp the robes of an office)
to invest a king in the insignia of an emperor
to install formally or ceremoniously (in an official position, rank, etc)
(tr; foll by in or with) to place (power, authority, etc, in) or provide (with power or authority)
to invest new rights in the monarchy
(tr; usually passive; foll by in or with) to provide or endow (a person with qualities, characteristics, etc)
he was invested with great common sense
poeticto cover or adorn, as if with a coat or garment
when spring invests the trees with leaves
rare(tr) to surround with military forces; besiege
informalto purchase; buy
Other Word Forms
- investor noun
- noninvestor noun
- overinvest verb
- preinvest verb (used with object)
- reinvest verb (used with object)
- underinvest verb (used without object)
- underinvested adjective
- uninvested adjective
- well-invested adjective
- ˈٲ adjective
- ˈٴǰ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of invest1
Example Sentences
To make domestic production viable, Keen has invested heavily in automation, enabling the Kentucky plant to operate with just a fraction of the workforce required overseas.
Swiss pharmaceutical firm Roche, which announced plans to invest $50bn in the US over five years in April, is a good example.
Environmental groups are concerned that contracts which guarantee waste being delivered by councils to incinerators will put off local authorities from investing in more recycling.
Lord Browne, who now chairs BeyondNetZero, a fund investing in carbon transition technologies, told Laura Kuenssberg some of the government's plans were "too bullish" and would take more time than planned.
It turned out that when people actually understood that they would have to take responsibility for their private accounts and invest them in the stock market, they didn't want the risk.
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