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  • 11invest — 1 induct, install, inaugurate, initiate Analogous words: endue, endow (see DOWER): consecrate (see DEVOTE) Antonyms: divest, strip (of robes, insignia, power): unfrock 2 *besiege, beleaguer, blockade …

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  • 12invest — v. 1) ( to place money ) to invest heavily 2) (D; intr., tr.) ( to place money ) to invest in (to invest heavily in municipal bonds; to invest surplus funds in stocks) 3) (formal) (d; tr.) ( to entrust ) to invest with (to invest smb. with… …

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  • 13invest — in|vest [ ın vest ] verb intransitive or transitive *** to use your money with the goal of making a profit from it, for example by buying property or buying STOCK in a company: How much do you have to invest? invest in: He began investing in the… …

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  • 14invest — in|vest W3 [ınˈvest] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Italian; Origin: investire to dress, invest , from Latin, to dress , from vestis piece of clothing ] 1.) [I and T] to buy shares, property, or goods because you hope that the value will increase and you… …

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  • 15invest — [[t]ɪnve̱st[/t]] ♦♦♦ invests, investing, invested 1) VERB If you invest in something, or if you invest a sum of money, you use your money in a way that you hope will increase its value, for example by paying it into a bank, or buying shares or… …

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  • 16invest */*/*/ — UK [ɪnˈvest] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms invest : present tense I/you/we/they invest he/she/it invests present participle investing past tense invested past participle invested business to use your money with the aim of making… …

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  • 17invest — verb ADVERB ▪ aggressively, heavily ▪ The company invested heavily in new technology. ▪ directly ▪ If you invest directly in the stock market potential profits are greater, but so are potential losses …

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  • 18invest in — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms invest in : present tense I/you/we/they invest in he/she/it invests in present participle investing in past tense invested in past participle invested in 1) invest in something to buy something, especially… …

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  • 19invest — investor, n. /in vest /, v.t. 1. to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value. 2. to use (money), as in accumulating something: to invest… …

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  • 20invest — 01. When you [invest] money on the stock market, you should be prepared to lose sometimes. 02. My neighbor made over $10,000 profit on an initial [investment] of $8,500. 03. A number of [investors] lost a lot of money in the gold mining scam. 04 …

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