(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
Investment is the activity of investing money.
He said the government must introduce tax incentives to encourage ~...
N-UNCOUNT: usu with supp, oft N in n
2.
An ~ is an amount of money that you invest, or the thing that you invest it in.
You’ll be able to earn an average rate of return of 8% on your ~s.
N-VAR: usu with supp
3.
If you describe something you buy as an ~, you mean that it will be useful, especially because it will help you to do a task more cheaply or efficiently.
When selecting boots, fine, quality leather will be a wise ~...
N-COUNT: usu sing, usu adj N
4.
Investment of time or effort is the spending of time or effort on something in order to make it a success.
I worry about this big ~ of time and effort.
N-UNCOUNT: usu N of n