ˌdɪsɪnˈvestmənt

  • 11divestment — di|vest|ment [daıˈvestmənt] n [U and C] technical another word for ↑disinvestment …

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  • 12investment — in|vest|ment W1 [ınˈvestmənt] n 1.) [U and C] the use of money to get a profit or to make a business activity successful, or the money that is used ▪ Foreign investment in Taiwan rose by 79% last year. ▪ A Certificate of Deposit remains one of… …

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  • 13vestment — vest|ment [ˈvestmənt] n [C usually plural] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: vestement, from Latin vestimentum, from vestire; VEST2] a piece of clothing worn by priests during church services …

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  • 14disinvestment — dis|in|vest|ment [ ,dısın vestmənt ] noun uncount the act of taking money out of a particular country, industry, or business, and investing it somewhere else …

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  • 15investment — in|vest|ment [ ın vestmənt ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount money used in a way that may earn you more money, for example money used for buying property or STOCK in a company: Her investments were mainly in technology stocks. an investment banker …

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  • 16vestment — vest|ment [ vestmənt ] noun count FORMAL a ROBE worn by a priest, or a piece of clothing worn with it …

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  • 17disinvestment — UK [ˌdɪsɪnˈvestmənt] / US noun [uncountable] the act of taking money out of a particular country, industry, or business, and investing it somewhere else …

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  • 18divestment — UK [daɪˈvestmənt] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms divestment : singular divestment plural divestments economics the process of selling shares or assets or of taking back money that you have invested …

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  • 19investment */*/*/ — UK [ɪnˈves(t)mənt] / US [ɪnˈvestmənt] noun Word forms investment : singular investment plural investments 1) a) [countable/uncountable] business money used in a way that may earn you more money, for example money used for buying property or… …

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  • 20vestment — UK [ˈvestmənt] / US noun [countable] Word forms vestment : singular vestment plural vestments formal a robe worn by a priest, or a piece of clothing worn with it …

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