reinvest
verb
re·in·vest
ˌrē-ən-ˈvest 
reinvested; reinvesting; reinvests
1
: to invest again or anew
2
a
: to invest (income from investments) in additional securities
b
: to invest (earnings) in a business rather than distribute as dividends or profits
Examples of reinvest in a Sentence
Many investors reinvest their dividends.
Before you reinvest, consider your options carefully.
The company reinvests a portion of its profits in new products.
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The Act also excludes nonprofit organizations that sell open-source software on the market but reinvest all the revenues in not-for-profit activities.
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Stephanie Domas, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
Carry trades refer to a practice in which investors borrow in a currency with low interest rates and then reinvest those proceeds into higher-yielding assets elsewhere.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2024
The goal is for the district to get the seed money back and to reinvest it in future projects, McClain said.
—Al Gaspeny, arkansasonline.com, 2 Sep. 2024
Norges Bank Investment Management fund, which reinvests income from the country’s oil reserves, appears to have significantly upped its indirect exposure to Bitcoin this year.
—Will Daniel, Fortune Europe, 16 Aug. 2024
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Stephanie Domas, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
Carry trades refer to a practice in which investors borrow in a currency with low interest rates and then reinvest those proceeds into higher-yielding assets elsewhere.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2024
The goal is for the district to get the seed money back and to reinvest it in future projects, McClain said.
—Al Gaspeny, arkansasonline.com, 2 Sep. 2024
Norges Bank Investment Management fund, which reinvests income from the country’s oil reserves, appears to have significantly upped its indirect exposure to Bitcoin this year.
—Will Daniel, Fortune Europe, 16 Aug. 2024
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reinvest
transitive verb
re·in·vest
ˌrē-ən-ˈvest
1
: to invest again or anew
2
a
: to invest (as income from investments) in additional securities
b
: to invest (as earnings) in a business rather than distribute as dividends or profits
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