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单词 investment
释义
investment
noun[CorU]
uk
/ɪnˈvest.mənt/us
/ɪnˈvest.mənt/
B2
theactof puttingmoney,effort,time, etc. into something to make aprofitor get anadvantage, or themoney,effort,time, etc. used to do this:
投资（付诸金钱、努力、时间等以求得到利润或取得成就某事的有利条件）；投资物，投资额
Thegovernmentwantedaninflowofforeigninvestment.政府希望看到外资涌入。
Stocks areregardedas goodlong-terminvestments.证券被认为是很好的长期投资产品。
Theaccountrequiresaminimuminvestment of €1,000.这个帐户最少需要存入1000欧元。
There's been asignificantinvestment oftimeandenergyinorderto make theprojectasuccess.为了这个项目的成功，已经投入了大量的时间和精力。
More examples
  • If thefactorycloses, that will be a millionpounds'worthof investment down thedrain.
  • We arelookingforexponentialgrowthinourinvestment.
  • Amixtureofselectedfundsis anoptimumchoiceforfuturesecurityandreturnon investment.
  • People areworriedaboutinflationbitingintotheirsavingsand investments.
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Investing money
(Definition ofinvestmentfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

investment| American Dictionary

investment
noun[C/U]
us
/ɪnˈvest·mənt/
theactof puttingmoneyoreffortinto something to make aprofitorachievearesult:
[C]realestateinvestments
[U]There’s anawfullot offoreigninvestment in the US.
(Definition ofinvestmentfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

investment| Business English

investment
noun
FINANCE
uk
/ɪnˈvestmənt/us
[CorU]
theactof puttingmoneyinto abusinesstobuynewstock,machines, etc., or asumofmoneythat isinvestedin abusinessin this way:
investment in sthThecompanyhasincreaseditsinvestment inresearch.
Theyplantomaintaintheircurrentlevelof investment.
We'vemadeasignificantinvestmentin IT.
[U]
theactofbuyingshares,bonds,property, etc. inorderto make aprofit:
investment in sthInvestment inChinahasincreasedconsiderably.
attract/encourageinvestment
long-term/short-terminvestment
domestic/foreign/overseasinvestment
private/publicinvestment
Thefundmanagermakes allinvestmentdecisions.
We're alwayslookingforinvestmentopportunities.
[C]
something such asshares,bonds, orpropertythat youbuyinorderto make aprofit:
good/bad/riskyinvestment
Thefundwasbilledas anespeciallysafeinvestmentoption.
[C]
anamountofmoneythat youinvestin something:
an investment of sthTheplanrequiresanestimatedinvestment of €80 to €120 million.
Abusinesstriesto get thebestreturnonitsinvestment.
He made aninitialinvestmentof $2,000.
themaximum/minimuminvestment

See also

alternative investment
Alternative Investment Market
authorized investment fund
autonomous investment
capital investment
community investment
corporate investment
direct investment
domestic investment
equity investment
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ethical investment
financial investment
fixed investment
foreign direct investment
foreign investment
government investment
gross investment
inward investment
net investment
non-investment
outward investment
over-investment
overseas investment
personal investment
private investment
property investment
public investment
real estate investment
real investment
retail investment
return on investment
speculative investment
(Definition ofinvestmentfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinvestment

investment
It has also created a system where getting into politics is a business venture, with business plans and an expected rate of return oninvestment.
From theCambridge English Corpus
If the project generates financial revenues, but they are lower than for purely commercial investments, then perhaps an interest rate subsidy would be most appropriate.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Shareholders expect returns on investments in pharmaceutical and biotechnologic companies.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The reduction in collateral relative to debt raises the costs of lending and reduces the return oninvestmentand the aggregate rate of growth.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Finally, at the new steady state,investmentceases, capital, and, hence, output are reduced.
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This reduces the costs of financial intermediation and raises the overall return oninvestment.
From theCambridge English Corpus
For example, sometimes it will be in the interests of the effectiveness of the relationship that both parties make asset-specific investments.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Butinvestmentin human rights is not only a moral and quasi-legal salvation from things that are still going depressingly wrong.
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External benefits and costs that may be related to such investments are ignored since rational farmers are unlikely to be concerned about off-site effects.
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Apparently, these types of pension funds are able to manage theirinvestmentmore efficiently than the other categories : industry funds have lower costs.
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Most of the women were casual workers working, typically, with low capitalinvestmentin tools and technology.
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It is only reasonable to require aninvestmentto yield a return at least as high as that on the alternative use of funds.
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It is, of course, difficult to predict how these and future changes in theinvestmentopportunity set will influence surplus distribution in the future.
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As pointed out earlier, higher priority may be given to directing commercial credit to non-environmental investments.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Until then heavy capitalinvestmentin scientific research had been mainly limited to state-corporate sponsorship of chemistry, where the practical dividends were very apparent.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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