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Antonyms for in vestment


Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : in-vest-muh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈvɛst mənt



Definition of in vestment

Origin :
  • 1590s, "act of putting on vestments" (a sense now found in investiture); later "act of being invested with an office, right, endowment, etc." (1640s); and "surrounding and besieging of a military target" (1811); see invest + -ment. Commercial sense is from 1610s, originally of the finances of the East India Company; general use is from 1740 in the sense of "conversion of money to property in hopes of profit," and by 1837 in the sense "amount of money so invested; property viewed as a vehicle for profit." For evolution of commercial senses, see invest.
  • As in commercial : adj intended for financial gain
  • As in installation : noun establishment, inauguration
  • As in investment : noun something given, lent for a return
  • As in loan : noun money given temporarily
  • As in nest egg : noun saved money
  • As in outlay : noun expenses
  • As in plunge : noun quick drop; enthusiastic attempt
  • As in purchase : noun possession obtained with money
  • As in savings : noun provision for future
  • As in accession : noun coming to power
  • As in venture : noun gamble, attempt
  • As in banking : noun business carried on by a bank
  • As in buy : noun something purchased
  • As in capital : noun financial assets
  • As in cash : noun money; assets
  • As in grubstake : noun capital
  • As in header : noun plunge
  • As in nosedive : noun plunge
  • As in subsidization : noun capital
  • As in equity : noun money invested in possession
  • As in expenditure : noun payment
  • As in expense : noun cost, payment
  • As in finance : noun economic affairs

Synonyms for in vestment

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