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IELTS BNC: 2329 COCA: 2001

invest

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Related topics: Finance
in·vest /ɪnˈvest/ ●●○ S3 W3 AWL verb
1  [intransitiveI, transitiveT]BF to buy shares, property, or goods because you hope that the value will increase and you can make a profit 投資
I’ve got a few thousand dollars I’m looking to invest.
我有幾千美元想作投資。
invest (something) in something
Oliver made a fortune by investing in antique furniture.
奧利弗投資古董家具發了財。
Williams invested a large sum of money in Swiss stocks.
威廉斯投資了一大筆錢購買瑞士股票。
He had invested heavily (=invested a lot of money) in the bond market.
他在債券市場作了大量投資。
2  [intransitiveI, transitiveT] if a government, business, or organization invests in something, they spend a large amount of money to improve it or help it succeed 〔政府、企業或機構〕把〔資金〕投入，投資
invest (something) in something
The city has invested millions of dollars in the museum.
這座城市對該博物館已投入了數百萬美元。
The factory plans to invest in new computers.
該工廠計劃投資購買新電腦。
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In everyday English, people often say put money in/into something rather than invest in something: 在日常英語中,人們常說put money in/into something,而不說invest in something
He put money into his brother’s business.
他把錢投資到他弟弟的企業裏。
The government put in millions of pounds.
政府投資了幾百萬英鎊。
3  [transitiveT]DO something/TAKE ACTION to use a lot of time, effort etc or spend money in order to make something succeed 投入〔大量時間、精力、金錢等以成就某事〕
invest something in something
It was very difficult to leave a home we had invested so much in.
那個家我們投入得太多，要離開真的很難。
4 invest (something) in something phrasal verbphr v BUYto buy something or spend money or time on something, because it will be useful for you 購買；投入〔金錢或時間〕在〔對自己有用的東西上〕
It’s about time you invested in a new shirt.
你該買件新襯衫了。
Everyone here has a lot invested in their careers.
這裏的每個人都在自己的事業上投入大量時間。
5 invest somebody/something with something phrasal verbphr v formal 
a) POWERto officially give someone power to do something 把…授權給
Jody has invested Alan with great power over her career.
事業方面的事，喬迪幾乎都聽艾倫的。
b) GIVEto make someone or something seem to have a particular quality or character 使似乎具有〔某種特性或品性〕
Richard’s heavy-rimmed glasses invested him with an air of intelligence.
理查德的厚邊眼鏡使他看上去很有智慧。
Examples from the Corpus
invest with • Demographic factors clearly bullish, with retirement worries pushing more and more baby boomers to invest.• When the potential yield on investment begins to exceed the cost and trouble of investing, then money balances should be invested.• Individuals tended to invest more, with an increased demand for certificates of deposit.• What is needed today is that sum which, invested, will with interest amount to £100 in one year.• Mr Kern likens the current climate for microcap funds to the 1980s, when small-cap investing gained momentum with mutual-fund families.• Now 20 percent of the portfolio may be invested in issues with no yield.• We commentators like to invest politics with romance.• All investing parties should use their influence to ensure that companies in which they have invested comply with the code. 5.
n THESAURUS
invest verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to buy shares or property, in order to make a profit
Why don’t you invest the money on the stock market?
He invested £50,000 in his brother’s business.
Investing in property is probably not a good idea right now.
put money into something to give money to a business, organization, activity etc, in order to help it develop and be successful
We’re looking for an investor who will put money into our business.
Every year the charity puts millions of dollars into research to find ways to treat cancer.
back [transitiveT usually passive] to invest in a project or business, especially when the fact that you do this shows you support it
The scheme has been backed by several major companies.
The movie is backed by a powerful state-owned bank.
interest noun [countableC] if you have an interest in a particular company, you own shares in it
In 1986 GM acquired a controlling interest (=enough shares to control what decisions are taken) in the sports car maker Lotus.
He has business interests throughout Europe.
Examples from the Corpus
invest• I invested £5000 in my brother's printing business.• The Singapore government is interested in investing abroad.• He had invested heavily in risky assets like junk bonds.• Shares in CMG Information, which invests in Internet-related businesses, declined sharply in the spring.• Investing in property is no longer as safe as it used to be.• I want to invest the money my aunt left me.
invested heavily• Another pocket of gloom was among managers who invested heavily abroad.• To head off competition, the telcos have invested heavily in fiber optics and sophisticated switching technology.• These trading houses have invested heavily in global networks of information-gathering affiliates and extensive communications systems.• Many of us had invested heavily in high-tech stocks.• Resources Telford College has invested heavily in new technology related to visual communication.• Clinton had invested heavily in Peres' election prospects.• They had invested heavily in their branded products and in the machinery to make them.• Since 1979 we have invested heavily to secure that status.
invest something in something• It's a chance for students to invest time in non-profit work.
From Longman Business Dictionary
investin·vest /ɪnˈvest/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]FINANCE
1to buy shares, bonds, property etc in order to make a profit
People are so pessimistic about the future that they won’t invest at the moment.
The Singapore government is interested in investing abroad.
invest in
The fund hadinvested heavily in risky assets like junk bonds.
2to save money in a high interest bank account or to buy an insurance policy that pays BONUSES
Before investing, investors should ask about the financial soundness of the company that issues the annuity.
3to spend money on things that will make a business more successful and profitable
It is investing some $60 million to maintain its edge in technology.
invest in
The company has been investing hundreds of millions of dollars in new production facilities.
Origin invest
(1500-1600) Italian investire “to dress, invest”, from Latin, “to dress”, from vestis “piece of clothing”

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