investment
US: /ˌɪnˈvɛsmənt/, /ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt/
UK: /ɪnvˈɛstmənt/
UK: /ɪnvˈɛstmənt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
investment
- (toán kinh tế) vốn đầu tư; sự hùn (vốn)
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 [U] ~ (in sth) the act of investing money in sth: to encourage foreign / private investment + investment income + This country needs investment in education.
2 [C] the money that you invest, or the thing that you invest in: a minimum investment of $10 000 + a high return on my investments + Our investments are not doing well. + We bought the house as an investment (= to make money).
3 [C] a thing that is worth buying because it will be useful or helpful: A microwave is a good investment.
4 [U, C] the act of giving time or effort to a particular task in order to make it successful: The project has demanded considerable investment of time and effort.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
good, excellent, profitable, sound, successful, wise, worthwhile | bad, poor, unwise
He lost a lot of money through poor investments.
| high-risk, risky, speculative | safe | considerable, enormous, great, heavy, high, huge, large, large-scale, major, massive, significant, sizeable, substantial
The president has called for massive investment to rebuild the country's economy.
| low, modest, small | inadequate
The country's infrastructure is crumbling because of inadequate investment.
| maximum, minimum | additional, extra, further | gross, net | overall | new | necessary | strategic | direct | domestic, local | cross-border, foreign, international, inward, offshore, outside, overseas | long-term, short-term | initial, original
an initial investment of $5 million
| capital, financial | business, industrial, infrastructural, manufacturing | government, public, public-sector, state | corporate, insitutional | private, private-sector
private investment in the health service
| personal
I had made a personal investment in time and energy.
| emotional
parents' emotional investment in their children
QUANT.
level, rate
VERB + INVESTMENT
make | attract, encourage, promote, stimulate
a business plan to encourage new investment
| increase | cut | recoup
It took two years before I recouped my investment.
| realize
She felt the time was right to realize her investment, and sold all her shares.
| spread
When buying shares, it's wise to spread your investment over several companies.
| protect
INVESTMENT + VERB
increase, rise | fall
INVESTMENT + NOUN
funds | levels, rates
inadequate investment levels
| scheme | decision | company, trust
PREP.
as an ~
I don't really like modern art but I bought it as an investment.
| ~ from
investment from American pension funds
| ~ in
investment in local industry
PHRASES
a loss on an investment
losses made on investments in stocks and bonds
| a profit/return on an investment
I'm hoping for a good return on my investment. > Special page at BUSINESS
Concise English dictionary
investmentsɪn'vestmənt
noun
+the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
+money that is invested with an expectation of profit
+outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism
+the act of putting on robes or vestments
+the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank
