investments

NOUN

something given, lent for a return

Synonyms

STRONGEST

asset contribution expenditure expense finance financing grant loan money property purchase stake transaction venture

STRONG

advance ante backing bail endowment flutter hunch inside interests investing piece plunge spec speculation stab

WEAK

smart money vested interests

Antonyms

STRONG

reality truth

WEAK

divestment

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investments

At the time, the government hailed the news, adding that it followed multimillion-pound investments by McLaren and Nissan in the UK car industry.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

When it comes to artificial-intelligence investments, individual investors should be wary of Wall Street’s current hard sell, according to Troy McGlone of Heartland Advisors.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Sunrise marks its first investment in senior housing, but the firm brings extensive luxury-hospitality experience, with investments including The Boca Raton, Four Seasons Hualalai and a stake in hotel operator Auberge Collection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Risk comes in many forms, even with so-called safe investments.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Actually, he had it fairly well advanced when he met Amaranta Úrsula, except that it was not for Macondo but for the Belgian Congo, where his family had investments in palm oil.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez