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# investor

noun (an investor, investors)

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

## Everyday

(money) An investor is a person or company that puts money into a business, shares or property, hoping to make a profit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/investor/#m1)

### In the lessons

Money and business lessons, news and TV shows like «Dragons' Den» or «Shark Tank»: inventors ask investors for money. It tells the reader who is paying in and expects a share of profits.

### Examples

- The investor gave the company money to build a factory. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/investor/#x1)
- Investors hope their shares go up in value. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/investor/#x2)
- She pitched her idea to three investors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/investor/#x3)
- The investor lost money when the shop closed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/investor/#x4)
- Small investors put in a few pounds each. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/investor/#x5)
- Investors met to hear about the new app. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/investor/#x6)

### Note

Plural: investors. Spelling ends «-or». Related: invest, investment.

## On Mova

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