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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