noun🔗ShareThe act of investing, or state of being invested."Giving your children a good education is a wise long-term investment."businessfinanceeconomyassetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use or appreciation."The company made wise investments in new technology, hoping to increase profits in the future. "businessfinanceeconomyassetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA vestment."The priest's investments were beautiful and ornate, reflecting the solemnity of the mass. "religionwearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded."During the civil war, the city suffered under the investments of the rebel army, cut off from all outside aid. "militarywarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA mixture of silica sand and plaster which, by surrounding a wax pattern, creates a negative mold of the form used for casting, among other metals, bronze."The bronze sculptor carefully packed the wax sculpture in investments before firing it in the kiln. "materialtechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading