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• invest sb with sth — UK US invest sb with sth Phrasal Verb with invest({{}}/ɪnˈvest/ verb [I or T] FORMAL ► to give authority or power to someone: »The government has invested the minister for trade with all the necessary powers to resolve the dispute …   Financial and business terms

• invest somebody with something — inˈvest sb/sth with sth derived (formal) to make sb/sth seem to have a particular quality • Being a model invests her with a certain glamour. Main entry: ↑investderived …   Useful english dictionary

• invest something with something — inˈvest sb/sth with sth derived (formal) to make sb/sth seem to have a particular quality • Being a model invests her with a certain glamour. Main entry: ↑investderived …   Useful english dictionary

• Invest — In*vest , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Invested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Investing}.] [L. investire, investitum; pref. in in + vestire to clothe, fr. vestis clothing: cf. F. investir. See {Vest}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To put garments on; to clothe; to dress; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• invest — [[t]ɪnve̱st[/t]] ♦♦♦ invests, investing, invested 1) VERB If you invest in something, or if you invest 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… …   English dictionary

• invest — v. 1) ( to place money ) to invest heavily 2) (D; intr., tr.) ( to place money ) to invest in (to invest heavily in municipal bonds; to invest surplus funds in stocks) 3) (formal) (d; tr.) ( to entrust ) to invest with (to invest smb. with… …   Combinatory dictionary

• With-profits policy — A with profits policy (Commonwealth) or participating policy (U.S.) is an insurance contract that participates in the profits of a life insurance company. The company is often a mutual life insurance company, or had been one when it began its… …   Wikipedia

• Invest in America — is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce s International Trade Administration to promote foreign direct investment to the United States, the only such U.S. effort at the federal level.On March 7, 2007, U.S. Commerce Under Secretary for… …   Wikipedia

• invest — in·vest 1 /in vest/ vt [Medieval Latin investire, from Latin, to clothe, from in in + vestis garment] 1: to install in an office or position 2 a: to furnish with or formally grant power or authority b: to grant someone control or authority over:… …   Law dictionary

• invest — ► VERB 1) put money into financial schemes, shares, or property with the expectation of achieving a profit. 2) devote (time or energy) to an undertaking with the expectation of a worthwhile result. 3) (invest in) informal buy (something) whose… …   English terms dictionary

• invest — [in vest′] vt. [L investire < in , in + vestire, to clothe < vestis, clothing: see VEST] 1. to clothe; array; adorn 2. a) to cover, surround, or envelop like, or as if with, a garment [fog invests the city] b) to endow with qualities,… …   English World dictionary