investments

'investments'

[investing.n.01] as in: the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit

'investments'

[investment.n.02] as in: money that is invested with an expectation of profit

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[investment.n.03] as in: the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result

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Examples:
this job calls for the investment of some hard thinking
he made an emotional investment in the work

'investments'

[investment.n.04] as in: outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism

'investments'

[investment.n.05] as in: the act of putting on robes or vestments

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[investment.n.06] as in: the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank