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investment

/in-vest-muhnt/US // ɪnˈvɛst mənt //UK // (ɪnˈvɛstmənt) //

投资,投入,投入资金

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the investing of money or capital in order to gain profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
    • : a particular instance or mode of investing.
    • : a thing invested in, as a business, a quantity of shares of stock, etc.
    • : something that is invested; sum invested.
    • : the act or fact of investing or state of being invested, as with a garment.
    • : a devoting, using, or giving of time, talent, emotional energy, etc., as for a purpose or to achieve something: His investment in the project included more time than he cared to remember.
    • : Biology. any covering, coating, outer layer, or integument, as of an animal or vegetable.
    • : the act of investing with a quality, attribute, etc.
    • : investiture with an office, dignity, or right.
    • : a siege or blockade; the surrounding of a place with military forces or works, as in besieging.
    • : Also called investment compound. Metallurgy. a refractory material applied in a plastic state to a pattern to make a mold.
    • : Archaic. a garment or vestment.

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Examples

  • Known for its early bets on crypto and for investments such as Coinbase, Brex, and Credit Karma, the firm is looking to acquire a company in the fintech space.

  • “Right now I think advertisers are still skittish and don’t want to make long-term investments,” said Ron Blevins, vp of media at Marketing Architects, whose clients buy ads in the scatter market.

  • Large and early government investment “is a well-accepted approach to addressing public health crises,” he said.

  • You need to create some sort of streamlined methodology for people to be able to engage with, whether it’s investment or donation, there needs to be something.

  • That’s a result of the return on investment in our first-party data collection and ad tech, which has been a focus for two years.

  • Cuba, already corrupt, will have to avoid becoming even more so when American investment pours in.

  • “We make a vast investment in these casks,” says Stuart MacPherson, the aforementioned wood master.

  • All of that required an upfront investment from Nataly and me.

  • We knew it would be an expensive endeavor, and we still chose to make the investment.

  • Which is bad, because we all have an investment in making college affordable and accessible to everyone.

  • Contract with the Seaboard folks makes it look like it would pay eighteen, twenty per cent on the investment, maybe more.

  • I been a-lookin' after that investment f'r you—and f'r these other dum fools in town.

  • The battle was immediately followed by the investment of Boston by the American militia.

  • But we will call it $1,000, and let the rest go as interest on the investment represented by seeds and implements.

  • It was as though Monsieur Guillaume had looked to a good investment, even in the purchase of a candlestick.