investment

noun/ɪnˈvɛstmənt/

Frequency rank: #1,152 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

Money put into a business or activity to make a profit.

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Example sentence

She made a wise investment in starting her own business.

Synonyms & related words

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