investment

/ɪnˈvɛstmənt/noun
Middle School
1

The act of investing, or state of being invested.

2

A placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use or appreciation.

3

A vestment.

4

The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded.

5

A mixture of silica sand and plaster which, by surrounding a wax pattern, creates a negative mold of the form used for casting, among other metals, bronze.

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