investment
investment
nounDefinition of INVESTMENT
1
the cutting off of an area by military means to stop the flow of people or supplies <the investment of Cuba was one of the decisive moments in the Cuban Missile Crisis>
Related Words counterblockade; containment, encirclement, encompassment; confinement, insulation, isolation, quarantine, seclusion, segregation, sequestration; incarceration, internment
2
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization <the investment of a new diocesan bishop is typically a grand and solemn occasion>
Synonyms baptism, inaugural, inauguration, induction, initiation, installment (also instalment), investiture, investment
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