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How to pronounce investment in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms investment funds
Type of assets
Has types speculation, venture
Derivation invest
Type Words
Synonyms investiture
Type of promotion
Derivation invest
Type Words
Synonyms investing
Type of finance
Has types arbitrage, foreign direct investment, leverage, leveraging
Derivation invest
Type Words
Type of tegument, cutis, skin
Has types pellicle
Type Words
Type of grooming, dressing
Type Words
Type of committedness, commitment


this job calls for the investment of some hard thinking.
he made an emotional investment in the work.

Examples of investment

investment
It won't cost you anything and will be the best investment in your relationship.
From the abcnews.go.com
Retired teachers objected mainly to the makeup of the proposed investment board.
From the stltoday.com
He said the investment is restoring what had been a mainstay for local shoppers.
From the stltoday.com
Supervisors may mentor if personal investment is part of their leadership style.
From the thenewstribune.com
It was purchased by a local investment firm, Sun Valley Eastern Investments LLC.
From the orlandosentinel.com
After the deal, Walter will no longer qualify as a real estate investment trust.
From the bloomberg.com
Pezarkar said he would not change his investment strategy based on this decline.
From the bloomberg.com
Such a swell of investment can scarcely funnel fast enough into growth projects.
From the washingtontimes.com
I am supporting their efforts with a small investment as well as being a mentor.
From the gothamgal.com
More examples
  • Investing: the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
  • The commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result; "this job calls for the investment of some hard thinking"; "he made an emotional investment in the work"
  • Outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism
  • The act of putting on robes or vestments
  • The ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank
  • (invest) make an investment; "Put money into bonds"
  • Investment is the commitment of money or capital to purchase financial instruments or other assets in order to gain profitable returns in the form of interest, income {dividend}, or appreciation of the value of the instrument. It is related to saving or deferring consumption. ...
  • Investment is the military tactic of surrounding an enemy fort (or town) with armed forces to prevent entry or escape.
  • (Invest (meteorology)) An invest in meteorology (short for investigation or to investigate, alternatively written INVEST) is a designated area of disturbed weather that is being monitored for tropical cyclone development. ...