[QUOTE] [B][SIZE=4]"investment"[/SIZE][/B] [B]noun[/B] [LIST=1] [*]the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/investing]investing[/URL]] [*]money that is invested with an expectation of profit [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/investment funds]investment funds[/URL]] [*]outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism [*]the act of putting on robes or vestments [*]the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/investiture]investiture[/URL]] [/LIST] Source: [URL=http://www.word.sc/investment]http://www.word.sc/investment[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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