Definition of investment

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • investment is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 15
  • investment is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 15
  • investment is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 19

Definition of investment


  • money that is invested with an expectation of profit (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. investment funds
  • the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. investiture
  • the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. investing
  • outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism (noun)
  • the act of putting on robes or vestments (noun)
  • the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result (noun)

    Examples

    1. this job calls for the investment of some hard thinking
    2. he made an emotional investment in the work

See definition of investment in Merriam Webster