Invested Invest ɪnˈvest Good Time Life Savings Business

• now is a good time to invest in the property market.
• he invested his life savings in his daughter's business.
• the government has invested heavily in public transport.
• the college is to invest $2 million in a new conference hall.

invest

1. to buy property, shares in a company, etc. in the hope of making a profit
• Now is a good time to invest in the property market.
• He invested his life savings in his daughter's business.
2. to spend money on something in order to make it better or more successful
• The government has invested heavily in public transport.
• The college is to invest $2 million in a new conference hall.
• In his time managing the club he has invested millions on new players.
3. to spend time, energy, effort, etc. on something that you think is good or useful
• She had invested all her adult life in the relationship.
4. to give somebody power or authority, especially as part of their job
• see also investiture
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• The new position invested her with a good deal of responsibility.
• The interview was broadcast on the same day he was invested as President.

Extra Examples

• Are you willing to invest the time and effort necessary to make the scheme work?
• He personally invested $980 000 in the company.
• Her savings are invested with a building society.
• If you invest directly in the stock market potential profits are greater, but so are potential losses.
• The company invested heavily in new technology.
• The industry has failed to invest in new product development.
• We can invest your money tax-free abroad.
• When exchange controls were lifted Swedes rushed to invest abroad.
• You need to think about investing for your retirement.
• encouragement to invest in pension plans
• investors looking to invest in US companies
• He invested his life savings in his daughter’s business.
• Most of her money is invested overseas.
• The college has invested $2 million on a new gymnasium.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they invest
• he / she / it invests
• past simple invested
• past participle invested
• -ing form investing

Word Origin

• mid 16th cent. (in the senses ‘clothe’, ‘clothe with the insignia of a rank’, and ‘endow with authority’): from French investir or Latin investire, from in- ‘into, upon’ + vestire ‘clothe’ (from vestis ‘clothing’). Senses (1) and (2) (early 17th cent.) are influenced by Italian investire.