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IELTS word

investment

/ɪnˈvɛstmənt/noun

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English definition

money put into something for future gain

Common phrases / collocations

  1. make an investment
  2. foreign investment
  3. long-term investment

Example sentences

  1. 1.

    The bakery received an investment from a new partner.

  2. 2.

    The company needs new investment.

  3. 3.

    Education is an investment in the future.

Visual learning

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An investor shakes hands with a bakery owner beside her counter.
money put into something for future gain
1bakery wants to grow
2new partner invests
bakery wants to grow→new partner invests