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to invest

883 3.5
To put money, time, or effort into something hoping for a future benefit
  • verb
  • /ɪnˈvɛst/
: invertir
  • So number one, I would invest money in the stock markets.
  • invest money
  • invest time
  • invest capital

and and so those it's good to invest in those friendships. I

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Examples

  • If you invest time in learning new skills, you will see great benefits in your career.

  • Their universities must reform their academic offerings and invest in science and technology.

    Academic text (2011)

  • My problem is that I invest too much too soon.

  • So the first place to, I think, to invest is in yourself.

    The Diary Of A CEO

  • Obviously most investors invest for these two reasons.

    Ken McElroy

  • So as a result, the time to invest is not tomorrow.

    Meet Kevin

  • Maybe I should invest my money in another movie.

    Made in Romania (2010)

  • You invest time and energy into training somebody.

    Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)

  • The main thing I actually do is, you know, invest through my venture fund.

    Tom Bilyeu

  • You may want to invest in one of those power washers for the front of your house.

    The Wrath of Becky (2023)

Synonyms

to put
vsto invest
847 4.2

Invest money in something like a business or property

focuses on the same expectation of profit or benefit
to invest in
vsto invest
544 3.6

To put money, time, or effort into something to get money and other benefits later

has identical meaning but appears as a different phrasing
to put into
vsto invest
359 2.9

To spend time, effort, or care on work

is broader by including financial assets and profit expectation
to commit
vsto invest
345 3.4

To give time, money, or effort to something

often lacks the specific aim of earning financial profit
to buy into
vsto invest
  • Specialized
28 4.0

Get shares or part of a company by paying money

is broader, applying to resources and goals beyond share buying

Antonyms

to divest
  • Specialized
11 7.5

Sell off an asset or part of a business

Phrasal Verbs

to invest in
544 3.6

To put money, time, or effort into something to get money and other benefits later

to invest bigly
  • Slang
8.8

To put a very large amount of money into something in a bold or dramatic way

How Much

to endow
  • Formal
10 6.1
to invest
883 3.5
to fund
597 3.0

Surface Forms

invest infinitive
invested past
invested past participle
investing present participle
invests third person singular

Morphology

invest = vest (opaque) = in + vest

The financial sense developed by metaphorical extension from 'clothe/endow' and is not readily deducible by learners from the form in- + vest.

Etymology

Invest also comes from vestire 'to clothe', the same root as the English word vest, and the idea of 'putting on' moved into putting things into a place. So, to invest money is to put it into a business or project, hoping it will grow or earn more money.