Definition of Invest

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Invest

To put garments on; to clothe; to dress; to array; -- opposed to divest. Usually followed by with, sometimes by in; as, to invest one with a robe.

To put on.

To clothe, as with office or authority; to place in possession of rank, dignity, or estate; to endow; to adorn; to grace; to bedeck; as, to invest with honor or glory; to invest with an estate.

To surround, accompany, or attend.

To confer; to give.

To inclose; to surround of hem in with troops, so as to intercept succors of men and provisions and prevent escape; to lay siege to; as, to invest a town.

To lay out (money or capital) in business with the /iew of obtaining an income or profit; as, to invest money in bank stock.

To make an investment; as, to invest in stocks; -- usually followed by in.

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Invest Quotations

Why not invest your assets in the companies you really like? As Mae West said, "Too much of a good thing can be wonderful".
Warren Buffett

Take time to gather up the past so that you will be able to draw from your experience and invest them in the future.
Jim Rohn

Invest three percent of your income in yourself (self-development) in order to guarantee your future.
Brian Tracy

We will invest in our people, quality education, job opportunity, family, neighborhood, and yes, a thing we call America.
Dan Quayle

Those who invest in South Africa should not think they are doing us a favor; they are here for what they get out of our cheap and abundant labor, and they should know that they are buttressing one of the most vicious systems.
Desmond Tutu

If you look to lead, invest at least 40% of your time managing yourself - your ethics, character, principles, purpose, motivation, and conduct. Invest at least 30% managing those with authority over you, and 15% managing your peers.
Dee Hock

All media exist to invest our lives with artificial perceptions and arbitrary values.
Marshall McLuhan

I'm very, very bullish about our prospects, and as I tell our board, as I tell our employees, this is the time to invest. There's so much opportunity. Let's just invest in that opportunity, and really get after it.
Steve Ballmer

Invest in a feather duster - the possibilities are endless.
Anne Rice

Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough.
Mary McLeod Bethune

Invest Translations

invest in French is investissez, investissent, investis, investir
invest in German is investiere, investieren
invest in Italian is abbordo, investire
invest in Latin is obsideo, obsido
invest in Norwegian is investere
invest in Spanish is invertir
invest in Swedish is investera

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