Nearby Words
investment [in-vest-muhnt] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
investment [in-vest-muhnt]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: something given, lent for a return
Synonyms: advance, ante, asset, backing, bail, contribution, endowment, expenditure, expense, finance, financing, flutter, grant, hunch, inside, interests, investing, loan, money, piece, plunge, property, purchase, smart money, spec, speculation, stab*, stake, transaction, venture, vested interests
Antonyms: divestment
Main Entry: accession
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: coming to power
Synonyms: assumption, attainment, inauguration, induction, investment, succession, taking on, taking over
Antonyms: decline, fall
Main Entry: buy
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: something purchased
Synonyms: acquisition, bargain, closeout, deal, good deal, investment, purchase, steal, value
Example Sentences
  • The results came on the back of growing investment banking fees as well as strong sales and trading results.
  • But the average return was below the returns of the major stock and bond indexes commonly used to measure investment performance.
  • Growth in the rich world may be slow but the investment climate is often warmer.
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Main Entry: capital
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: financial assets
Synonyms: CD, IRA, business, cash, estate, finances, financing, fortune, funds, gold, interests, investment, kitty, means, money, nest egg, principal, property, resources, savings, stake, stock, substance, treasure, ways and means, wealth, wherewithal
Notes: the word capitol is from the Roman Capitoline Hill and the similarity between capitol and capital is purely coincidental; capitol applies to the building and capital to the seat of a government
Main Entry: cash
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: money; assets
Synonyms: banknote, bread, buck*, bullion, cabbage, chicken feed, coin, coinage, currency, dinero, dough, funds, green stuff, investment, legal tender, lot, mazumah, note, payment, pledge, principal, ready assets, refund, remuneration, reserve, resources, riches, savings, scratch*, security, skins, stock, supply, treasure, wampum, wherewithal
Main Entry: commercial
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: intended for financial gain
Synonyms: Wall Street, exploited, for profit, investment, materialistic, mercenary, monetary, money-making, pecuniary, profitmaking, venal
Antonyms: noncommercial, not-for-profit
Main Entry: equity
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: money invested in possession
Synonyms: capital, investment, outlay
Main Entry: expenditure
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: payment
Synonyms: amount, application, bottom line, cash on barrelhead, charge, come to, consumption, cost, disbursement, dissipation, expense, figure, investment, kickback, outgo, outlay, output, payoff, price, rate, setback*, spending, splurge, squander, throw*, tune*, use, valuation, value, waste
Antonyms: savings
Main Entry: expense
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: cost, payment
Synonyms: amount, assessment, bite*, bottom line, budget, charge, consumption, debit, debt, decrement, deprivation, disbursement, duty, expenditure, forfeit, forfeiture, insurance, investment, liability, loan, loss, mortgage, obligation, out of pocket, outdo, outlay, output, overhead, payroll, price, price tag, rate, responsibility, risk, sacrifice, spending, sum, surcharge, tariff, toll, upkeep, use, value, worth
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