investment, investiture
(noun) the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank
investment
(noun) the act of putting on robes or vestments
investing, investment
(noun) the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
investment
(noun) outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism
investment
(noun) the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result; “this job calls for the investment of some hard thinking”; “he made an emotional investment in the work”
investment, investment funds
(noun) money that is invested with an expectation of profit
Source: WordNet® 3.1
investment (countable and uncountable, plural investments)
The act of investing, or state of being invested.
(finance) A placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use or appreciation.
Antonym: divestment
(obsolete) A vestment.
(military) The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded.
A mixture of silica sand and plaster which, by surrounding a wax pattern, creates a negative mold of the form used for casting, among other metals, bronze.
Source: Wiktionary
In*vest"ment, n.
1. The act of investing, or the state of being invested.
2. That with which anyone is invested; a vestment. Whose white investments figure innocence. Shak.
3. (Mil.)
Definition: The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded. The capitulation was signed by the commander of the fort within six days after its investments. Marshall.
4. The laying out of money in the purchase of some species of property; the amount of money invested, or that in which money is invested. Before the investment could be made, a change of the market might render it ineligible. A. Hamilton. An investment in ink, paper, and steel pens. Hawthorne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 April 2024
(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
