invest

[ in-vest ]

/ ɪnˈvɛst /

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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 helping retarded children.

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.

Origin of invest

1525–35; < Medieval Latin investīre to install, invest (money), surround, clothe in, Latin: to clothe in, equivalent to in- in-² + vestīre to clothe, derivative of vestis garment; see vest

OTHER WORDS FROM invest

in·ves·tor, noun non·in·ves·tor, noun o·ver·in·vest, verb pre·in·vest, verb (used with object)

re·in·vest, verb (used with object) un·der·in·vest, verb (used without object) un·der·in·vest·ed, adjective un·in·vest·ed, adjective well-in·vest·ed, adjective

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Probably he has never ventured even to reinvest his little legacy.

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My practice is to reinvest my clients' money when it is entirely under my control.

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Every six months he went to Paris, no doubt to draw and reinvest his income.

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Every time they would take the money and reinvest in more buildings.

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Certain wealthy investors had, much to her disappointment, decided not to reinvest their dividends, and had kept her cheques.

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British Dictionary definitions for reinvest (1 of 2)

reinvest

/ (ˌriːɪnˈvɛst) /

verb

to put back profits from a previous investment into the same enterprise

British Dictionary definitions for reinvest (2 of 2)

invest

/ (ɪnˈvɛst) /

verb

(often foll by in) to lay out (money or capital in an enterprise, esp by purchasing shares) with the expectation of profit

(tr often foll by in) to devote (effort, resources, etc, to a project)

(tr; often foll by in or with) mainly archaic to clothe or adorn (in some garment, esp the robes of an office) to invest a king in the insignia of an emperor

(tr often foll by in) 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

(tr foll by with) usually poetic to cover or adorn, as if with a coat or garment when spring invests the trees with leaves

(tr) rare to surround with military forces; besiege

(intr foll by in) informal to purchase; buy

Derived forms of invest

investable or investible, adjective investor, noun

Word Origin for invest

C16: from Medieval Latin investīre to clothe, from Latin, from vestīre, from vestis a garment

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