(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ in something, or if you ~ a sum of money, you use your money in a way that you hope will increase its value, for example by paying it into a bank, or buying shares or property.
They intend to ~ directly in shares...
He ~ed all our profits in gold shares...
When people buy houses they’re ~ing a lot of money.
VERB: V in n, V n in n, V n
2.
When a government or organization ~s in something, it gives or lends money for a purpose that it considers useful or profitable.
...the British government’s failure to ~ in an integrated transport system.
...the European Investment Bank, which ~ed ?100 million in Canary Wharf...
Why does Japan ~, on average, twice as much capital per worker per year than the United States?
VERB: V in n, V n in n, V n, also V
3.
If you ~ in something useful, you buy it, because it will help you to do something more efficiently or more cheaply.
The company ~ed thousands in an electronic order-control system...
The easiest way to make ice cream yourself is to ~ in an ice cream machine.
VERB: V n in n, V in n
4.
If you ~ time or energy in something, you spend a lot of time or energy on something that you consider to be useful or likely to be successful.
I would rather ~ time in Rebecca than in the kitchen.
VERB: V n in n
5.
To ~ someone with rights or responsibilities means to give them those rights or responsibilities legally or officially. (FORMAL)
The constitution had ~ed him with certain powers.
VERB: V n with n