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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“We saw the AI PC wave early and we invested,” she said, announcing the new Ryzen 400 series of PC processors with performance and memory benefits over their predecessors.

From MarketWatch

Even if oil companies decide to invest, it could take years for Venezuela’s oil production to dramatically increase.

From The Wall Street Journal

Grimeland attributed Antler’s fundraising success to its active investing across multiple AI-inflected sectors, plus the desire of limited partners to catch the AI wave early.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gramercy Funds Management, which has invested in Venezuela for decades, sold most of its Venezuelan portfolio in 2019 but bought bonds at rock-bottom prices in 2023 as sanctions began to ease.

From The Wall Street Journal

invest

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