investment

investment

noun

Definition 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>

Synonyms beleaguerment, investment, leaguer, siege

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

Related Words enlistment, enrollment (also enrolment); promotion

Near Antonyms discharge, removal