Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

investment

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

investing, investment

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

investment

n. money that is invested with an expectation of profit

funds, finances, monetary resource, pecuniary resource, cash in hand

n. assets in the form of money

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"

substance, means

n. considerable capital (wealth or income); "he is a man of means"

budget

n. a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose; "the laboratory runs on a budget of a million a year"

gross, revenue, receipts, gross income

n. the entire amount of income before any deductions are made

money

n. the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender; "we tried to collect the money he owed us"

wealth, riches

n. an abundance of material possessions and resources

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