1. (

• investing ,
• investment

) the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit ;

2. (

• investment ,
• investment_funds

) money that is invested with an expectation of profit ;

3. (

• investment

) the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result; "this job calls for the investment of some hard thinking"; "he made an emotional investment in the work" ;

4. (

• investment

) outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism ;

5. (

• investment ,

) the act of putting on robes or vestments ;

6. (

• investment ,
• investiture

) the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank ;