investment :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (3)

investment

n. outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism

investing

n. the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit

investment funds

n. money that is invested with an expectation of profit

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Fuzzynyms (23)

loan

n. the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)

interest

n. (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"

dividend

n. that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly

gain

n. the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating

holding, property, belonging, material possession

n. something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";

return, take, yield, issue, bottom line, payoff, proceeds, takings

n. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"

contribution

n. an amount of money contributed; "he expected his contribution to be repaid with interest"

bet, wager, stake, stakes

n. the money risked on a gamble

interest, stake

n. (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"

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