Investment
1Investment — or investing [British and American English, respectively.] is a term with several closely related meanings in business management, finance and economics, related to saving or deferring consumption.Investment is the choice by the individual to… …
2investment — in·vest·ment 1 n: investiture (1) investment 2 n 1: the outlay of money usu. for income or profit: capital outlay; also: the sum invested or the property purchased 2: the commitment of funds with a view to minimizing risk and safeguarding capital …
3Investment — In*vest ment, n. 1. The act of investing, or the state of being invested. [1913 Webster] 2. That with which anyone is invested; a vestment. [1913 Webster] Whose white investments figure innocence. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. (Mil.) The act of… …
4Investment — Investment. См. Формовочная смесь. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …
5investment — money used to purchase any capital items for the business and expected to yield an income. Glossary of Business Terms The creation of more money through the use of capital. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary This has a special regulatory meaning… …
6investment — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ excellent, good, productive, profitable, sound, successful, wise, worthwhile ▪ bad, poor …
7investment — /in vest meuhnt/, n. 1. the investing of money or capital in order to gain profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value. 2. a particular instance or mode of investing. 3. a thing invested in, as a business, a quantity of… …
8Investment — An asset or item that is purchased with the hope that it will generate income or appreciate in the future. In an economic sense, an investment is the purchase of goods that are not consumed today but are used in the future to create wealth. In… …
9Investment — Investition; Kapitalanlage; Kapitalaufwand * * * In|vest|ment 〈[ vɛ̣st ] n. 15〉 Investition [engl., „Bekleidung, Ausstattung, Kapitalanlage“] * * * In|vẹst|ment […mənt , …mɛnt ], das; s, s [engl. investment, zu: to invest = (Kapital) anlegen] …
10Investment banking — Investment banks profit from companies and governments by raising money through issuing and selling securities in the capital markets (both equity and bond), as well as providing advice on transactions such as mergers and acquisitions. To perform …
