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noun
1the action or process of investing money for profit or material result:a debate over private investment in road-building a total investment of $50,000 a thing that is worth buying because it may be profitable or useful in the future:a used car is rarely a good investment an act of devoting time, effort, or energy to a particular undertaking with the expectation of a worthwhile result:the time spent in attending a one-day seminar is an investment in our professional futures
2 archaic the surrounding of a place by a hostile force in order to besiege or blockade it.
