Definition of INVEST – INVEST in a Sentence

Definition of INVEST – INVEST in a Sentence

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#011: INVEST (in◦VEST)

DEFINITION: to put money into a scheme, or property hoping to receive a profit

The clipart shows a boy with bundles of bank notes sticking out of his jacket.

STORY: He is not going to get any profit by keeping his money in his vest!
(IN VEST . . . INVEST)

INVEST IN A SENTENCE: Investing in property is regarded as a safe, long-term investment option.

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Other instances in the news of the use of INVEST showing the definition of invest and invest in a sentence:

Despite promises to invest in green energy, many governments still financially back the fossil fuel industry – emissions from which are one of the primary causes of global warming.
Source: BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59240244

Most medallion owners invested in the permits thinking that they were a path to a better life in the United States, and had planned for the asset to be part of their retirement savings.
Source: Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/with-relief-deal-new-york-city-taxi-drivers-no-longer-face-debt-beyond-their-lifetime/2021/11/09/b4affcc8-3d91-11ec-8ee9-4f14a26749d1_story.html

“Because this agenda invests in long-term economic capacity and will enhance the ability of more Americans to participate productively in the economy,” they wrote, “it will ease longer-term inflationary pressures.”
Source: New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/11/business/economy/biden-inflation.html

But suddenly Exxon is slipping badly, its long invest vulnerabilities exposed by the coronavirus pandemic and technological shifts that promise to transform the energy world because of growing concerns about climate change.
Source: New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/10/business/energy-environment/exxon-mobil-pandemic-energy-transition.html

And people who invested for retirement by buying Puerto Rico government bonds would only receive only several cents on the dollar they are owed.
Source: Seattle Times
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/puerto-ricans-fearful-of-plan-to-restructure-public-debt/

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