verb
invest
in-VEST/ɪnˈvest/
To commit resources in the hope of a future benefit.
The baker invests in an oven to produce bread for sale.
Etymology
The roots mean “to clothe in.” The financial sense probably reflects a special Italian use: giving capital a new form, connecting the clothing image with putting resources into something for future gain.
In context
you have to invest money to make money and you have to invest in your marketing to make return without what I mentioned at the start guaranteed results and that makes it difficult
More examples
- They invested years of work in the project.
- He is investing in new equipment for the shop.
- The company invested heavily in training.
Forms
invest · invests · invested · investing
investment noun — resources committed for future benefit
investor noun — someone who commits money for a return