investment

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in·vest·ment / inˈves(t)mənt/ • n. 1. the action or process of investing money for profit or material result: a debate over private investment in road-building a total investment of $50,000. ∎  a thing that is worth buying because it may be profitable or useful in the future: a used car is rarely a good investment. ∎  an act of devoting time, effort, or energy to a particular undertaking with the expectation of a worthwhile result: the time spent in attending a one-day seminar is an investment in our professional futures.2. archaic the surrounding of a place by a hostile force in order to besiege or blockade it.

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