Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

invest

/ɪnˈvɛst/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.32 in modern English

Syllables: in-vest
IPA: /ɪnˈvɛst/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To spend money, time, or energy on something, especially for some benefit or purpose; used with in.

verb

To clothe or wrap (with garments).

Dated; Transitive verb

verb

To put on (clothing).

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

verb

To envelop, wrap, cover.

verb

To commit money or capital in the hope of financial gain.

verb

To ceremonially install someone in some office.

verb

To formally give (someone) some power or authority.

verb

To formally give (power or authority).

Example Sentences

"We'd like to thank all the contributors who have invested countless hours into this event."
"The authors predicted that when believers were deeply invested in a world view that had social support, believers would maintain their beliefs even when actual events disproved their worldview."
"We did not spend. We invested. [CEO Jeff Housenbold: He's learning!] I invest. Yes, I invested. I invested in a city for the contestants."
"He was but shabbily apparelled in faded jacket and patched trowsers; a rag of a black handkerchief investing his neck."
"Cannot find one this girdle to invest!"
"Night / Invests the Sea, and wished Morn delayes"

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French investir or Medieval Latin investire, from Latin investio (“to clothe, cover”), from in- (“in, on”) + vestio (“to clothe, dress”), from vestis (“clothing”); see vest. The sense “to spend money etc.” probably via Italian investire, of the same root.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: investir, investire, investio

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪnˈvɛst/
British English: /ɪnˈvɛst/

Usage

Inflected Forms

invests (present, singular) investing (participle, present) invested (participle, past) invested (past) invests (plural)

Derived Forms

coinvest deinvest disinvest investable investee investible investiture investive investment investor investress malinvest

Frequently Paired Words

divest vest vestibule vestment vesture

Synonyms

beclothe don dress besiege put commit place induct seat

Antonyms

divest disinvest

Rhymes With

best west rest test request suggest guest arrest chest expressed dressed breast

Questions

How do you pronounce invest?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈvɛst/.
What does invest mean?: To spend money, time, or energy on something, especially for some benefit or purpose; used with in.
Where does invest come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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