n. | 1. | The act of investing, or the state of being invested. |
2. | That with which anyone is invested; a vestment. | |
3. | (Mil.) The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded. | |
4. | The laying out of money in the purchase of some species of property; also, the amount of money invested, or that in which money is invested. |
Noun | 1. | investment - the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit Synonyms: investing |
2. | investment - money that is invested with an expectation of profit Synonyms: investment funds | |
3. | investment - outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism | |
4. | investment - the act of putting on robes or vestments | |
5. | investment - the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank Synonyms: investiture |