Hear it pronouncedinvest
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[ English
[ Etymology
From Latin investio, from in- + vestire ‘clothe’.
[ Pronunciation
invest:(US) IPA:/ɪnˈvɛst/ SAMPA:/In.vEst/
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- Rhymes: -ɛst
[ Verb
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to invest (third-person singular simple present invests, present participle investing, simple past and past participle invested)
- (dated) To clothe or wrap (with garments).
- To envelop, wrap, cover.
- 1667: Night / Invests the Sea, and wished Morn delayes — John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 1, ll. 207-8
- To commit money or capital in the hope of financial gain.
- To spend money, time, or energy into something, especially for some benefit or purpose.
- The contributors to thee Wikipedia and Wiktionary projects have invested countless hours into this resource..
- To ceremonially install someone in some office.
- To formally give someone some power or authority.
- To lay siege to.
- (intransitive): To make investments.
[ Derived terms
[ Translations
to commit money...
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to spend money, time...
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to ceremonially install
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to formally give power
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to adorn or clothe someone
to lay siege to
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to make investments
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[ Etymology
From investigate, by shortening
[ Noun
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invest (plural invests)
- An unnamed tropical weather pattern "to investigate" for development into a significant (named) system.