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invest

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1. invest - Noun

2. invest - Verb

Meaning

To put garments on; to clothe; to dress; to array; -- opposed to divest. Usually followed by with, sometimes by in; as, to invest one with a robe.

To put on.

To clothe, as with office or authority; to place in possession of rank, dignity, or estate; to endow; to adorn; to grace; to bedeck; as, to invest with honor or glory; to invest with an estate.

To confer; to give.

To inclose; to surround of hem in with troops, so as to intercept succors of men and provisions and prevent escape; to lay siege to; as, to invest a town.

To lay out (money or capital) in business with the /iew of obtaining an income or profit; as, to invest money in bank stock.

To make an investment; as, to invest in stocks; -- usually followed by in.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Put money into bonds Source: Internet

They vested the council with special rights Source: Internet

there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy Source: Internet

A buyer like Tencent will come in and invest more money in future projects like Dune. Source: Internet

According to the manifesto, the party, when voted into power would make it easier for companies to invest in sports by the provision of adequate tax exemptions from importation of raw materials and other items for production. Source: Internet

According to Uduk, the capital market has been properly positioned to attract Nigerians and other investors and provide benefits to those who invest therein. Source: Internet

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