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in·vest·ment 1 n: investiture (1)investment 2 n1: the outlay of money usu. for income or profit: capital outlay; also: the sum invested or the property purchased2: the commitment of funds with a view to minimizing risk and safeguarding capital while earning a return compare speculation
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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backing, capital invested, capital outlay, employment of capital, endowment, financial backing, financing, invested capital, invested money, invested property, loan, loan at interest, outlay, speculation, venture
associated concepts: investment broker, investment contract, investment security, investment trust
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advance (allowance), advancement (loan), binder, deputation (selection of delegates), equity (share of ownership), expenditure, fund, securities, security (stock), share (stock), stock (shares), venture
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.The expenditure of money on an enterprise in the hope of making a profit; assets or securities bought in the hope of earning a profit.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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the process by which funds are deployed with the object of producing gain, either in the form of income or addition to capital. The Trustee Investment Act 1961 establishes a scheme for the investment of trust moneys by trustees. Schedule 1 to the Financial Services Act 1986 contains a list of investments for the purposes of the Act; these include stocks and shares issued by companies, stocks and bonds issued by governments and public authorities, options and warrants.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
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Money spent to acquire an asset for the purpose of making a profit, such as the purchase of stock in a corporation. Also refers to the property or business interest purchased in order to make a profit.Category: Business, LLCs & Corporations → Business Accounting, Bookkeeping & FinancesCategory: Business Cash Flow Problems & BankruptcyCategory: Business, LLCs & Corporations → Business Tax & DeductionsCategory: Business, LLCs & Corporations → LLCs, Corporations, Partnerships, etc.Category: Personal Finance & Retirement → Taxes → Tax Audits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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The placement of a particular sum of money in business ventures, real estate, or securities of a permanent nature so that it will produce an income.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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The placement of a particular sum of money in business ventures, real estate, or securities of a permanent nature so that it will produce an income.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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n.the money put into use for profit, or the property or business interest purchased for profit.See also: invest
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
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