Investment

  • 21Investment — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Investment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 investment investment Sgm: N 1 covering covering &c. 223 Sgm: N 1 dress dress clothing raiment drapery costume attire guise toilet …

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  • 22Investment — An asset or item that is purchased with the hope that it will generate income or appreciate in the future. In an economic sense, an investment is the purchase of goods that are not consumed today but are used in the future to create wealth. In… …

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  • 23investment — 1) The purchase of capital goods, such as plant and machinery in a factory in order to produce goods for future consumption. This is known as capital investment; the higher the level of capital investment in an economy, the faster it will grow.… …

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  • 24investment — noun 1) some tips for responsible investment Syn: investing, speculation; funding, backing, financing, underwriting; buying shares 2) it s a good investment Syn: venture, speculation, risk, gamble; …

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  • 25investment*/*/*/ — [ɪnˈves(t)mənt] noun 1) [C/U] money that is used in a way that may earn you more money, for example money used for buying SHARES in a company Her investments were mainly in technology stocks.[/ex] The new laws will attract foreign… …

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  • 26investment — /ɪn vestmənt/ noun the placing of money so that it will produce interest and increase in value ● They called for more government investment in new industries. ● She was advised to make investments in oil companies. ▪▪▪ ‘…investment trusts, like… …

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  • 27investment — /ɪn vestmənt/ noun 1. the placing of money so that it will produce interest and increase in value ● They called for more government investment in new industries. ● She was advised to make investments in oil companies. 2. a share, bond or piece of …

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  • 28Investment — Investition; Kapitalanlage; Kapitalaufwand * * * In|vest|ment 〈[ vɛ̣st ] n. 15〉 Investition [engl., „Bekleidung, Ausstattung, Kapitalanlage“] * * * In|vẹst|ment […mənt , …mɛnt ], das; s, s [engl. investment, zu: to invest = (Kapital) anlegen] …

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  • 29investment — noun 1) investment in industry Syn: investing, speculation, outlay, funding, backing, financing, underwriting, buying shares 2) an investment of £305,000 Syn: stake, payment, outlay …

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  • 30Investment — investieren »Kapital (langfristig in Sachgütern) anlegen«: Das Verb wurde bereits in mhd. Zeit (mhd. investieren) in der Bed. »feierlich mit den Zeichen der Amtswürde bekleiden« (= »in ein Amt einführen«) aus mlat. investire (lat. in vestire… …

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