to invest heavily
1heavily — UK US /ˈhevɪli/ adverb ► a lot or to a large degree: »In France and Switzerland, the agriculture sector is heavily subsidised. »China is heavily dependent on coal, which currently accounts for about 68% of its energy. »We are looking to invest… …
2invest — v. 1) ( to place money ) to invest heavily 2) (D; intr., tr.) ( to place money ) to invest in (to invest heavily in municipal bonds; to invest surplus funds in stocks) 3) (formal) (d; tr.) ( to entrust ) to invest with (to invest smb. with… …
3invest — in|vest [ ın vest ] verb intransitive or transitive *** to use your money with the goal of making a profit from it, for example by buying property or buying STOCK in a company: How much do you have to invest? invest in: He began investing in the… …
4invest */*/*/ — UK [ɪnˈvest] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms invest : present tense I/you/we/they invest he/she/it invests present participle investing past tense invested past participle invested business to use your money with the aim of making… …
5invest — in‧vest [ɪnˈvest] verb [intransitive, transitive] FINANCE 1. to buy shares, bonds, property etc in order to make a profit: • People are so pessimistic about the future that they won t invest at the moment. • The Singapore government is interested …
6invest — verb ADVERB ▪ aggressively, heavily ▪ The company invested heavily in new technology. ▪ directly ▪ If you invest directly in the stock market potential profits are greater, but so are potential losses …
7invest — in|vest W3 [ınˈvest] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Italian; Origin: investire to dress, invest , from Latin, to dress , from vestis piece of clothing ] 1.) [I and T] to buy shares, property, or goods because you hope that the value will increase and you… …
8heavily — adv. Heavily is used with these adjectives: ↑armed, ↑armoured, ↑biased, ↑concentrated, ↑congested, ↑contaminated, ↑dependent, ↑engaged, ↑exposed, ↑fortified, ↑indebted, ↑ …
9invest*/ — [ɪnˈvest] verb [I/T] to use your money with the aim of making a profit from it, for example by buying SHARES in a company Banks invested £20 million in the scheme.[/ex] We ve invested heavily (= invested a lot of money) in foreign markets.[/ex]… …
10Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …