What is the meaning of investment?

noun

• The act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit.
  • synonyms: investing
• Money that is invested with an expectation of profit.
  • synonyms: investment funds
• The commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result.
  • usage: "this job calls for the investment of some hard thinking"; "he made an emotional investment in the work"
• Outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism.
• The act of putting on robes or vestments.
• The ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank.
  • synonyms: investiture