invest (verb)

  • 121vest — [17] Vest was originally used fairly generally for a ‘robe’ or ‘gown’. Its earliest specific application was to a ‘sleeveless jacket worn under an outer coat’. It was Charles II of England who introduced the fashion, and the first reference to… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 122crown — /kraʊn / (say krown) noun 1. an ornamental wreath or garland for the head, conferred by the ancients as a mark of victory or distinction. 2. honorary distinction; reward. 3. a decorative fillet or covering for the head, worn as a symbol of… …

  • 123vest — [17] Vest was originally used fairly generally for a ‘robe’ or ‘gown’. Its earliest specific application was to a ‘sleeveless jacket worn under an outer coat’. It was Charles II of England who introduced the fashion, and the first reference to… …

    Word origins

  • 124re|in|vest — «REE ihn VEHST», transitive verb, intransitive verb. 1. to invest again or in a new way. 2. to invest income obtained from a previous investment …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 125reinvest — transitive verb Date: circa 1611 1. to invest again or anew 2. a. to invest (as income from investments) in additional securities b. to invest (as earnings) in a business rather than distribute as dividends or profits …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 126'Ndrangheta — Map for location of Calabria in Italy Structure La Provincia · Ndrina · Capo crimine · La Santa  …

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  • 127over-invested — over invest UK US (also overinvest) verb [I] ► ECONOMICS, FINANCE to invest too much money in a particular activity or economy: »Asset price deflation can encourage households and businesses to over consume and over invest. over invested… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 128commission — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Body of persons with an assignment Nouns 1. commission, delegation; consignment, assignment; deputation, legation, mission, embassy; committee (see council); agency, power of attorney; task, errand,… …

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