What does “investment” mean?
- 1
nounputting money into something to make a profit
Buying a house can be a good investment.
- 2
nountime or effort spent on something to get a benefit later
Learning a language is an investment in your future.
Investment at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun
- CEFR level
- B1 (intermediate)
- Pronunciation
- /ɪnˈvɛstmənt/ · in-VEST-munt
How to use “investment” correctly
Say “invest in” and “an investment in”: “They invested in solar energy.”
Common phrases with “investment”
- investment in sth
- make an investment
- foreign investment
- a good investment
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Word family
- invest
- investor
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