Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reinvest

/ɹˌiɪnvˈɛst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables: rein-vest
IPA: /ɹˌiɪnvˈɛst/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To invest again, give another investment.

Example Sentences

"Jeff Bezos, Amazon's founder and CEO, has traditionally focused on reinvesting all (or almost all) profits back into big bets like fulfillment centers, hardware, video streaming and cloud computing. When Amazon chooses to turn the knobs slightly down on how much it reinvests and posts a slight profit, investors cheer."
"Ideally when you harvest a tax loss you will immediately reinvest the money from the sale into an asset that is similar but not “substantially identical” to maintain the same exposure to a sector or asset class."
"Quarterly or annual dividend payments provide good income streams for investors who need cash in the short-term. And for those playing the longer game, dividends can be reinvested to buy even more shares in those same companies."

Etymology

From re- + invest.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: re-

Inflected Forms

reinvests (present, singular) reinvesting (participle, present) reinvested (participle, past) reinvested (past)

Derived Forms

reinvestment reinvestor

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce reinvest?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˌiɪnvˈɛst/.
What does reinvest mean?: To invest again, give another investment.
Where does reinvest come from?: From re- + invest.

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