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in·vest

 (ĭn-vĕst′)
v.in·vest·ed,in·vest·ing,in·vests
v.tr.
1. To commit (money or capital) in order to gain a financial return:invested their savings in stocks and bonds.
2.
a. To spend or devote for future advantage or benefit:invested much time and energy in getting a good education.
b. To devote morally or psychologically, as to a purpose; commit:"Men of our generation are invested in what theydo, women in what weare"(Shana Alexander).
3. To endow with authority or power:The Constitution invests Congress with the power to make laws.
4. To install in office with ceremony:invest a new emperor.
5. To provide with an enveloping or pervasive quality:"A charm invests a face / Imperfectly beheld"(Emily Dickinson).
6.Archaic
a. To clothe; adorn.
b. To cover completely; envelop.
c. To surround with troops or ships; besiege.
v.intr.
1. To make investments or an investment:invest in real estate.
2. To purchase with the expectation of benefit:We decided to invest in a new car.

[From Italianinvestire and from Frenchinvestir, both from Latininvestīre,to clothe, surround :in-,in; see in-2 +vestīre,to clothe (fromvestis,clothes; seewes- inIndo-European roots).]

in·vest′a·ble,in·vest′i·ble adj.
in·ves′tor n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.investor - someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returnsinvestor - someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns
capitalist - a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business)
contrarian - an investor who deliberately decides to go against the prevailing wisdom of other investors
bear - an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price
bondholder - a holder of bonds issued by a government or corporation
bull - an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later
caller - an investor who buys a call option
depositor - a person who has deposited money in a bank or similar institution
lender,loaner - someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters
rentier - someone whose income is from property rents or bond interest and other investments
shareholder,shareowner,stockholder - someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations
مُسْتَثْمِرمُسْتَثْمِرٌ
investor
investor
sijoittaja
investitor
befektetőberuházóinvesztáló
fjárfestir
投資者
투자자
investor
vlagatelj
investerare
นักลงทุน
yatırım yapan kimseyatırımcı
nhà đầu tư

investor

[ɪnˈvestəʳ]Ninversionistamf
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

investor

[ɪnˈvɛstər]
n
(in country, project)investisseur/eusem/f
the main investor in the project →leprincipalinvestisseur dans ceprojet
(=shareholder) →investisseur/eusem/f
It is likely that investors will face losses →Lesinvestisseurs devrontprobablementfaire face à despertes.
modif [confidence, protection] →desinvestisseurs
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

investor

nKapitalanleger(in)m(f), →Investor(in)m(f);the smallinvestordie Kleinanlegerpl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

investor

[ɪnˈvɛstəʳ]n (gen) →investitore/trice; (shareholder) →azionistam/f
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

invest1

(inˈvest) verb
(within) to put (money) into (a firm or business)usually by buying shares in it, in order to make a profit.He invested (two hundred dollars) in a building firm. belê يُوَظِّف مالا، يَسْتَثْمِر влагам investir investovatinvestieren investereεπενδύωinvertir investeerima سرمایه گذاری کردن sijoittaainvestir,placer לְהַשקִיע धन लगाना, अधिकार देना uložiti beruház, befektet menanam modal fjárfestainvestire 投資する 투자하다 įdėti, investuoti investēt; ieguldīt melaburinvestereninvestere,plassereinwestować پانګه اچول investir a investi; a plasaинвестировать investovať vložiti investirati investera ลงทุนyatırım yapmak 投入(資金) вкладати капітал, інвестувати منافع کے لیے سرمایہ لگانا đầu tư投资
inˈvestment noun
1. the act of investing. belê إسْتِثْمار، تَوظيف مال вложение investimento investování die Investierung investeringεπένδυσηinversión investeerimine سرمایه گذاری sijoittamineninvestissement,placementהשקעה निवेशन ulaganje beruházás penanaman modal fjárfestinginvestimento 投資 투자 įdėjimas, investavimas investēšana, ieguldīšana pelaburan het investereninvestering,plassering inwestowanie پانګه اچونه investimento in­ves­tiţie, plasament инвестирование investovanie vlaganje, naložba investiranje investering การลงทุน yatırım yapma 投資 інвестування, вкладання капіталу سرمایہ کاری کا عمل sự đầu tư投资
2. a sum of money invested. belegging إسْتِثْمار، مالٌ مُسْتَثْمَر влог investimento investice die Anlage investeringεπένδυσηinversión investeering سرمایه sijoitusinvestissement,placementהשקעה लागत, निवेश लागत ulog befektetés modal fjárfestir fjármunirinvestimento 投資額 투자 금액 investicija, įdėtas kapitalas investīcija, ieguldījums wang laburinvestering anbrakt kapital,investeringlokata, zainwestowane środki پانګه investimento investiţie, plasa­mentинвестиция investícia investicija investicija investering เงินลงทุน yatırım yapılan para 投資額 інвестиції, капіталовкладення لگایا ہوا سرمایہ tiền đầu tư投资额
inˈvestor noun
a person who invests money. belegger مُسْتَثْمِر инвеститор investidor investor der Kapitalanleger investorεπενδυτήςinversor investeerija سرمایه گذار sijoittaja investisseur/-euseמשקיע धन लगाने वाला ulagač invesztáló investor fjárfestirinvestitore, investitrice 投資家 투자자 investuotojas investors, ieguldītājs pelaburinvesteerderinvestor,aksjonærinwestor پانګه اچونكىinvestidor investitorинвестор investor investitor investitor investerare นักลงทุน yatırım yapan kimse 投資者 вкладник, інвестор سرمایہ کار nhà đầu tư投资者
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

investor

مُسْتَثْمِرٌ investor investorInvestorεπενδυτήςinversor sijoittajainvestisseur investitorinvestitore 投資者 투자자investeerderinvestorinwestorinvestidorинвестор investerare นักลงทุนyatırımcı nhà đầu tư投资者
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009


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