Definition of Investment. Meaning of Investment. Synonyms of Investment

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Definition of Investment

Investment
Investment In*vest"ment, n. 1. The act of investing, or the state of being invested. 2. That with which anyone is invested; a vestment. Whose white investments figure innocence. --Shak. 3. (Mil.) The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded. The capitulation was signed by the commander of the fort within six days after its investments. --Marshall. 4. The laying out of money in the purchase of some species of property; the amount of money invested, or that in which money is invested. Before the investment could be made, a change of the market might render it ineligible. --A. Hamilton. An investment in ink, paper, and steel pens. --Hawthorne.

Meaning of Investment from wikipedia

- Investment is traditionally defined as the "commitment of resources to achieve later benefits". If an investment involves money, then it can be defined...
- Investment banking pertains to certain activities of a financial services company or a corporate division that engages in providing advisory-based services...
- Investment management (sometimes referred to more generally as ****et management) is the professional ****et management of various securities, including...
- Mubadala Investment Company PJSC (Arabic: شركة مبادلة للاستثمار), or simply Mubadala, is an Emirati state-owned holding company that acts as one of the...
- An investment fund is a way of investing money alongside other investors in order to benefit from the inherent advantages of working as part of a group...
- An investment company is a financial institution prin****lly engaged in holding, managing and investing securities. These companies in the United States...
- In macroeconomics, investment "consists of the additions to the nation's capital stock of buildings, equipment, software, and inventories during a year"...
- Return on investment (ROI) or return on costs (ROC) is the ratio between net income (over a period) and investment (costs resulting from an investment of some...
- A foreign direct investment (FDI) refers to purchase of an ****et in another country, such that it gives direct control to the purchaser over the ****et...
- Cascade Investment, L.L.C. is an American holding company and private investment firm headquartered in Kirkland, Washington, United States. It is controlled...