See Also: invest(medicine)
invest(dictionary)
invest(dictionary)
INVEST(finance)
SHENZHEN INVEST(finance)
PRIME INVEST(finance)
INCUTECH INVEST(finance)
Homburg Invest(finance)
Mugur Invest, SICAV, S.A.(finance)
Remast Invest, SICAV, S.A.(finance)

invest (iou)



invest verb. M16.
[Old & mod. French investir or Latin investire clothe, surround, formed as IN-2 + vestis clothing. In branch II after Italian investire.]
I.
verb trans.
a. Clothe; envelop, or surround in, with, or as with, a garment. Of a garment etc: clothe, cover, adorn. M16.
b. Put on as clothes or ornaments; don. L16.
c. Embed in or surround with hardened refractory material. L19.
verb trans. Clothe with or in the insignia of a position or rank; install in a position or rank with the customary rites or ceremonies. M16.
verb trans. Establish (a person) in any rank, position, property, etc.; endow with power, authority, or privilege. M16.
J. Gilbert The innocent being is by law invested with the right to enjoy security.
b. Settle (a right or power) in (a person). L16.
R. D. Laing I was frightened by the power invested in me as a psychiatrist.
verb trans. Provide or endow with attributes, qualities, or a character. Foll. by with, in. E17.
P. Bowles Her superstitious fancy had invested them with magical importance. M. Piercy She tried to invest her tone with some of the bitter irony she felt.
verb trans. Military. Surround with a hostile force; besiege, beleaguer. E17.
II.
verb trans. Expend (money, effort) in something from which a return or profit is expected, now esp. in the purchase of property, shares, etc., for the sake of the interest, dividends, or profits accruing from them. E17.
P. H. Johnson She had inherited money from an aunt enough, invested, to bring in five hundred a year. J. A. Michener A new life where we can invest our money and our energy and build our own paradise.
b. verb intrans. Make an investment, invest capital; colloq. lay out money in a (useful) purchase. M19.
Oxford English Dictionary To invest in a..time-table.
c. verb trans. & intrans. Lay out (money) in betting on a horse-race, or in football pools, etc. M20.
H. Cecil He went to the 5 tote windows and invested..100 on Maiden Aunt.
in'vestable, in'vestible adjective able to be invested L19.
investient adjective coating, enveloping, enfolding L17-M18.
investor noun a person who invests or makes an investment L16.