invest money

collocation in English

meaningsofinvestandmoney

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invest
verb[I or T]
uk
/ɪnˈvest/us
/ɪnˈvest/
to put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or get ...
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money
noun[U]
uk
/ˈmʌn.i/us
/ˈmʌn.i/
coins or notes (= special pieces of paper) that are used to buy things, or an amount of these that a ...
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(Definition ofinvestandmoneyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is a little difficult to think ofinvestingmoneyin nationalised industries.
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That is why we areinvestingmoneyin education, which is opposed by his party.
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Above all, we need surveys badly before we startinvestingmoneyon a large scale.
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We areinvestingmoneyin cutting waiting lists because that is what we promised to do at the last election.
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The construction industry was also interested ininvestingmoneyin the bank as it could see the advantages to be gained for itself.
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Many of those advertisements give highly misleading impressions of the likely results ofinvestingmoneythrough those firms.
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In commerce, a substantial investor may ask, when he isinvestingmoneyin any undertaking, that he shall have representation on the board.
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It is a question not of spending but ofinvestingmoney.
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Therefore, what is so bad about actuallyinvestingmoneyand getting a little back from that?
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It is no goodinvestingmoneyunless it is properly used.
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He took a very gloomy view indeed about this country and about the possibility of anybodyinvestingmoneyin this country.
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We should beinvestingmoneyto develop a new marine engine.
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Indeed, this is not spending money butinvestingmoney, and it is a different proposition from any other way of expending money.
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A personinvestingmoneyin industry or in commerce inevitably looks to see what will be the return after taxation.
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I think he looks at the question too much from the point of view of a man who isinvestingmoney.
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He said that equity was not always the most profitable way ofinvestingmoney.
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However, because we areinvestingmoneyin the school sports co-ordinators, the partnerships and the other little programmes, the balance is starting to shift.
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There is no point ininvestingmoneyin facilities that will not be used.
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We areinvestingmoneyin accident and emergency departments and modernisation work specifically for improvements to security and safety for hospital staff and patients.
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