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• invest — in‧vest [ɪnˈvest] verb [intransitive, transitive] FINANCE 1. to buy shares, bonds, property etc in order to make a profit: • People are so pessimistic about the future that they won t invest at the moment. • The Singapore government is interested …   Financial and business terms

• 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 — 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 as — [phrasal verb] invest (someone) as (something) formal : to give (someone) the power and authority of (a particular position or title) The group invested her as chairperson. • • • Main Entry: ↑invest …   Useful english dictionary

• Invest — In*vest , v. i. To make an investment; as, to invest in stocks; usually followed by in. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• invest — [v1] contribute money to make money advance, back, bankroll, buy into, buy stock, devote, endow, endue, entrust, get into, go in for, imbue, infuse, lay out, lend, loan, pick up the tab*, plow back into*, plunge, provide, put in, put up dough*,… …   New thesaurus

• 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

• invest in — index purchase Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• invest — (v.) late 14c., to clothe in the official robes of an office, from L. investire to clothe in, cover, surround, from in in, into (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + vestire to dress, clothe (see WEAR (Cf. wear)). The meaning use money to produce profit first …   Etymology dictionary

• invest — 1 induct, install, inaugurate, initiate Analogous words: endue, endow (see DOWER): consecrate (see DEVOTE) Antonyms: divest, strip (of robes, insignia, power): unfrock 2 *besiege, beleaguer, blockade …   New Dictionary of Synonyms