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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

Example Sentences

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Investor enthusiasm for public- and private-market investments could be tested in the months to come, HB Wealth Chief Market Strategist Gina Martin Adams wrote in a note on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Prior Pentagon investments have involved conditional loans that require the companies to meet certain benchmarks before receiving the money.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

“As we head into the next decade of our journey, supply chain investments will be our core strategic priority,” fellow Co-CEO Jiazhen Zhao said.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

After the latest deal closes, Momentus expects to have cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of about $76 million.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

For instance, the enormous investments made in nuclear weapons during World War II and in airplanes and trucks during World War I launched whole new fields of technology.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond