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invest

in·vest
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-vest]
    • /ɪnˈvɛst/
    • /ɪnˈvest/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-vest]
    • /ɪnˈvɛst/

Definitions of invest word

  • verb with object invest to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value. 1
  • verb with object invest to use (money), as in accumulating something: to invest large sums in books. 1
  • verb with object invest to use, give, or devote (time, talent, etc.), as for a purpose or to achieve something: He invested a lot of time in helping retarded children. 1
  • verb with object invest to furnish with power, authority, rank, etc.: The Constitution invests the president with the power of veto. 1
  • verb with object invest to furnish or endow with a power, right, etc.; vest: Feudalism invested the lords with absolute authority over their vassals. 1
  • verb with object invest to endow with a quality or characteristic: to invest a friend with every virtue. 1

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Origin of invest

First appearance:

before 1525
One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Medieval Latin investīre to install, invest (money), surround, clothe in, Latin: to clothe in, equivalent to in- in-2 + vestīre to clothe, derivative of vestis garment; see vest

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Parts of speech for Invest

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

invest popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

invest usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for invest

verb invest

  • provide — to make available; furnish: to provide employees with various benefits.
  • devote — If you devote yourself, your time, or your energy to something, you spend all or most of your time or energy on it.
  • supply — to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite: to supply someone clothing; to supply a community with electricity.
  • spend — to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.): resisting the temptation to spend one's money.
  • lend — to grant the use of (something) on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.

Antonyms for invest

verb invest

  • increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
  • divest — to strip of clothing, ornament, etc.: The wind divested the trees of their leaves.
  • take — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
  • rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
  • take out — the act of taking.

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