INVEST


Meaning of INVEST in English

verb

ADVERB

▪ aggressively , heavily

The company ~ed heavily in new technology.

▪ directly

If you ~ directly in the stock market potential profits are greater, but so are potential losses.

▪ personally

He personally ~ed $980 000 in the company.

▪ safely , wisely

▪ abroad , overseas

VERB + INVEST

▪ be willing to

Are you willing to ~ the time and effort necessary to make the plan work?

▪ look to , plan to , seek to

investors looking to ~ in US companies

▪ decide to

▪ rush to

When exchange controls were lifted, Swedes rushed to ~ overseas.

▪ fail to

The industry has failed to ~ in new product development.

PREPOSITION

▪ for

You need to think about ~ing for your retirement.

▪ in

encouragement to ~ in pension plans

Invest is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ capital , ↑ effort , ↑ energy , ↑ fund , ↑ money , ↑ proceeds , ↑ saving , ↑ sum

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .