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Definition of Invest

Invest

  1. 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.
  2. To put on.
  3. 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.
  4. To surround, accompany, or attend.
  5. To confer; to give.
  6. 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.
  7. To lay out (money or capital) in business with the /iew of obtaining an income or profit; as, to invest money in bank stock.
  8. To make an investment; as, to invest in stocks; -- usually followed by in.

Invest Quotations

One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals. And so when I hear about negative and false attacks, I really don't invest any energy in them, because I know who I am.
Michelle Obama

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

Instead of leading the world by how much we borrow, it's time that we make sure we lead the world in how much we build and create and invest.
Mitt Romney

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

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