in·vest
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invested; investing; invests
Definition of invest
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: to commit (money) in order to earn a financial return
2
: to make use of for future benefits or advantages
invested her time wisely
3
: to involve or engage especially emotionally
were deeply invested in their children's lives
: to make an investment
invest
verb (2)
invested; investing; invests
Definition of invest (Entry 2 of 2)
1
[Medieval Latin investire, from Latin, to clothe]
a
: to array in the symbols of office or honor
b
: to furnish with power or authority
c
: to grant someone control or authority over : vest
2
: to endow with a quality : infuse
3
: to cover completely : envelop
5
[Middle French investir, from Old Italian investire, from Latin, to surround]
: to surround with troops or ships so as to prevent escape or entry
Other Words from invest
Verb (1)
investable
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in-ˈve-stə-bəl
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adjective
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adjective
investor
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in-ˈve-stər
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noun
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noun
Examples of invest in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
The only bill to pass the Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges with unanimous support was Senate Bill 557, which expands the ability of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents and the UW System to invest certain revenues.
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Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2022
The company said the partners plan to invest approximately $100 million during the next three years.
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Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 18 Jan. 2022
The consumer-healthcare company would also take on a disproportionate share of the group’s debt, giving the remaining prescription drug and vaccines business more freedom to invest.
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Ben Dummett, WSJ, 15 Jan. 2022
To the alumni players who helped invest in our program, thank you for believing in and helping develop these young men.
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Art Stapleton, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2022
Below is a ranking of all of the fictional principalities thus far created by Netflix, listed in order of just how much their citizens need to invest in a guillotine (or to put it another way, ranked from least to most democratic).
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Amelia Tait, Wired, 24 Dec. 2021
In order not to completely cede trade back to sea freight, rail will need to invest in speed with improved terminals, more robust trade from Europe to China, and tracks that can accommodate high speed trains within China and beyond.
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Aurora Almendral, Quartz, 22 Dec. 2021
Haas Hall hasn't had to invest money in developing the space, Schoppmeyer said.
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Danny Shameer, Arkansas Online, 13 Dec. 2021
The school had to invest in it, and, in the boom-or-bust economy of the Sooner State, that meant drilling for donations while the getting was good.
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Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2021
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invest
verb
in·vest
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invested; investing
Kids Definition of invest
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to give power or authority to
invest
verb
invested; investing
Kids Definition of invest (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to put out money in order to gain profit
She invested in a business.
2
: to put out (as effort) in support of a usually worthy cause
We invested time in the project.
invest
transitive verb
in·vest
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Medical Definition of invest
1
: to envelop or cover completely
the pleura invests the lung
2
: to endow with a quality or characteristic
the paranoid personality who invests the external world with his … ideas and feelings — Structure & Meaning of Psychoanalysis
invest
transitive verb
in·vest
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Legal Definition of invest
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: to install in an office or position
2a
: to furnish with or formally grant power or authority
b
: to grant someone control or authority over : vest
invest
verbLegal Definition of invest (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to commit (money) in order to earn a financial return
2
: to make use of for future benefits or advantages
: to commit funds or purchase something of intrinsic value for future gain : make an investment
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