invest in

verb

invested in; investing in; invests in

1

: to use money for (something) in order to earn more money

He made a fortune by investing in real estate.

He invested his savings in the business.

2

: to spend money for building or improving (something)

The city will invest millions of dollars in two new schools.

The city plans to invest heavily in its educational system this year.

3

: to give (time or effort) in order to do something or make something better

A lot of time was invested in the project.

We need to invest more effort in educating our children.

4

informal : to spend money on (something useful or helpful to oneself)

I am planning to invest in a good coat.

Examples of invest in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For the show to work, the audience must be sympathetically invested in the journey of Youth (Britton Smith). — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026

Beyond Anthropic, SoftBank Group, heavily invested in OpenAI and broader AI infrastructure, serves as another bellwether for market sentiment toward the AI sector. — CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026

President Santiago Peña, who had invested in a company belonging to the business group behind Ueno, was forced from office and became the subject of a criminal investigation. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026

That margin gives us the strength to invest in the innovation, technology, stores and new sports behind our next phase of growth, and every part of that investment maps back to our three-year plan. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for invest in

• clandestine
• intestine
• progestin