long-term investment
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- noun
- /lɔŋ tɜrm ɪnˈvɛstmənt/
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inversión a largo plazo
- The government embarked on two additional projects to foster a long-term investment attitude.
- short- and long-term investment
- require a long-term investment
- long-term investment account
This is why a lot of nations leave the really long term investments to governments.
- This is why a lot of nations leave the really long term investments to governments.
- Ultimately the financial system is a machine that's turning our short term saving stuff into these long term investments.
- You actually need long term investment rather than just short term sort of money printing to cover up cracks.
- And what you need to do is find super long term investments to invest against that.
- but that does not mean that it would be a great long term investment.
- And there, of course, this is a long term investment, but this is a very important investment.
Examples
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I'm only interested in long-term investments.
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Improved education and health for tribal members were also considered good long-term investments for a stronger, more productive country.
Academic text (2002) -
And there, of course, this is a long term investment, but this is a very important investment.
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And what you need to do is find super long term investments to invest against that.
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This is why a lot of nations leave the really long term investments to governments.
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You actually need long term investment rather than just short term sort of money printing to cover up cracks.
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So it's this long term investment that's being missed.
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But being in cash, you know, excessively in cash is not a viable long term investment strategy.
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Reform of the finance system to encourage savings and long-term investments.
Academic text (1998) -
Investing in renewable energy sources is a wise long-term investment for a sustainable future.
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
long-term + investment
The phrase is directly and compositionally built from 'long-term' (lasting for a long period) + 'investment' (committing money expecting a benefit), so its meaning—an investment held for a long period—is immediately derivable from the constituents. This adjectival + noun pattern is common across languages and follows standard English compounding, making it predictable for a B1 learner who knows the component words.
Etymology
Long-term investment gives a simple picture: think of investment as planting a seed and long-term as leaving it for years so it can 'grow'. So it means putting money into something and keeping it 'for a long time' to gain value.