investment

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♦♦ in|vest|ment /ɪnv'esmənt/ (investments)
1 [N-UNCOUNT] usu with supp, oft N in n
Investment is the activity of investing money.
He said the government must introduce tax incentives to encourage investment...
2 [N-VAR] usu with supp
An investment is an amount of money that you invest, or the thing that you invest it in.
You'll be able to earn an average rate of return of 8% on your investments.
3 [N-COUNT] usu sing, usu adj N
If you describe something you buy as an investment, you mean that it will be useful, especially because it will help you to do a task more cheaply or efficiently.
When selecting boots, fine, quality leather will be a wise investment...
4 [N-UNCOUNT] usu N of n
Investment of time or effort is the spending of time or effort on something in order to make it a success.
I worry about this big investment of time and effort.in|ward in|vest|ment
[N-UNCOUNT]
Inward investment is the investment of money in a country by companies from outside that country. (BUSINESS)

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