investment

noun

1. 1

   The act of investing, or state of being invested.

   “Giving your children a good education is a wise long-term investment.”

2. 2

   A placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use or appreciation.

3. 3

   A vestment.

4. 4

   The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded.

5. 5

   A mixture of silica sand and plaster which, by surrounding a wax pattern, creates a negative mold of the form used for casting, among other metals, bronze.