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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