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# investment

noun (an investment, investments; investment — uncountable)

«investment» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An investment is money you put into something, like a business, shares or property, hoping to get more money back later. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/investment/#m1)
2. An investment is the thing you put money into. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/investment/#m2)
3. An investment is time, effort or money spent on something that will be useful later, like studying. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/investment/#m3)

### In the lessons

In maths and money lessons, investment problems use interest and percentages to show how money grows. In everyday life, buying good shoes can be «a good investment». Phrases: a good investment, a wise investment, return on investment, investment in.

### Examples

- Dad made an investment in a small bakery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/investment/#x1)
- A good pair of boots is a wise investment for winter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/investment/#x2)
- Learning to read well is an investment in your future. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/investment/#x3)
- The bank offered 5% interest on her investment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/investment/#x4)
- Houses can be a good investment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/investment/#x5)
- If you invest 200 dollars and get 10% interest, your investment grows to 220 dollars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/investment/#x6)
- The town's investment in a new park made people happy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/investment/#x7)

### Note

Verb: invest; person: investor. Investments can lose money as well as gain. In maths: 10% of 200 = 20, so 200 grows to 220 after one year; «return on investment» = money gained compared with money put in.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «investment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/investment/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«investment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/investment.html) on Mova free.