Antonyms for invest
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : in-vest |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈvɛst |
Definition of invest
Origin :- late 14c., "to clothe in the official robes of an office," from Latin investire "to clothe in, cover, surround," from in "in, into" (see in- (2)) + vestire "to dress, clothe" (see wear). The meaning "use money to produce profit" first attested 1610s in connection with the East Indies trade, and is probably a borrowing of Italian investire (13c.) from the same Latin root, via the notion of giving one's capital a new form. The military meaning "to besiege" is from c.1600. Related: Invested; investing.
- verb contribute money to make money
- verb give power or authority
- I have large sums of my own to invest, and it is no extra trouble to look after your money.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- To make sure of success and the size of his stakes he was willing to invest heavily.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- You are determined to invest these savings of yours in the common stock, are you?'
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- Pepsy had no money invested in their unprofitable enterprise, for she had no money to invest.
- Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
- I said to myself, 'I will invest my time in bringing up my children.'
- Extract from : « The Mystery of Murray Davenport » by Robert Neilson Stephens
- Cordelia is to have it free and clear, but I am to invest it for her.
- Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- We have enough to live and bring the year about, but not an ounce to impart or to invest.
- Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- "There are some Glasgow and Aberdeen folk who trust me to invest for them," the broker explained.
- Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
- Arrangements were made to invest the occasion with the most impressive solemnity.
- Extract from : « Henry IV, Makers of History » by John S. C. Abbott
- I tried to invest her with all the "traits" of that "canaille" multitude I hated.
- Extract from : « Gerald Fitzgerald » by Charles James Lever
Synonyms for invest
- adopt
- advance
- authorize
- back
- bankroll
- bequeath
- buy into
- buy stock
- charge
- consecrate
- devote
- empower
- endow
- endue
- enthrone
- entrust
- establish
- get into
- go in for
- honor
- imbue
- inaugurate
- induct
- infuse
- initiate
- install
- instate
- lay out
- lend
- license
- loan
- ordain
- pick up the tab
- plow back into
- plunge
- provide
- put in
- put up dough
- salt away
- sanction
- sink
- spend
- stake
- supply
- vest
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