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invest

[in-vest] / ɪnˈvɛst /
VERB
contribute money to make money
Synonyms
STRONGEST
devote lend provide spend supply
STRONG
advance back bankroll endow endue entrust imbue infuse loan plunge sink stake
WEAK
buy into buy stock get into go in for lay out pick up the tab plow back into put in put up dough salt away
Antonyms
STRONGEST
take
STRONG
increase rise
WEAK
divest take away take out
VERB
give power or authority
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adopt establish install
STRONG
authorize bequeath charge consecrate empower endow endue enthrone honor inaugurate induct initiate license ordain sanction vest
WEAK
instate
Antonyms
STRONG
close disallow disapprove end refuse reject take
WEAK
divest take away take out

Example Sentences

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Amazon will invest up to $25 billion in Anthropic, which committed to purchasing over $100 billion in cloud services.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Royal Mail says it will invest £500m over the next five years on a series of measures including giving posties more familiar routes as it attempts to deliver more letters on time.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Amazon will invest as much as $25 billion in the AI company, which will secure up to 5 gigawatts in badly needed computing power in the pact.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

McKesson announced Apollo affiliates will invest $1.25 billion for a 13% minority stake in its medical-surgical unit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Either she’s an heiress with money to invest, or she’s in trouble and needs a lawyer to help her.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

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