invest meaning
invest :
to put money into something to make a profit
Verb
▪ She invests in the stock market.
▪ She puts money into the stock market.
▪ They invested in a new project.
▪ They put money into a new project.
paraphrasing
▪ fund – put money
▪ finance – provide money
▪ allocate – assign resources
▪ commit – dedicate resources
Pronunciation
invest [ɪnˈvɛst]
The stress is on 'vest' and sounds like 'in-vest'.
Common phrases and grammar about invest
invest - Common meaning
Verb
to put money into something to make a profit
Part of Speech Changes for "invest"
▪ investment (noun) – the act of investing or something invested in
▪ investor (noun) – a person who invests money
Common Expressions with "invest"
▪ invest money – to put money into something
▪ invest time – to spend time on something
▪ invest in a project – to fund a project
▪ invest effort – to apply effort to something
Important examples of invest in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, invest is often used when discussing putting money into businesses or projects to make a profit.
Example of a confusing word: invent (to create)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Invest is used as a transitive verb, requiring an object, often related to money or resources in TOEIC grammar questions.
invest
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
investment portfolio
a collection of investments, used when discussing financial planning.
reinvest profits
to invest profits back into the business.
Differences between similar words and invest
invest
,
fund
differences
Invest is used to put money into something to make a profit, while fund is to provide money for a specific purpose.
invest
,
finance
differences
Invest means to put money into something to make a profit, while finance means to provide money for a project or activity.
Words with the same origin as invest
The origin of invest
invest comes from the Latin 'investire', which means 'to clothe' or 'to surround'. Over time, it evolved to mean 'to put money into something'.
Word structure
It has the prefix 'in' (into), root 'vest' (clothe), and no suffix, so invest means 'to put into something'.
Words with the same origin
The root of invest is 'vest' (clothe). Words with the same root include 'vestment' (clothing for a particular purpose) and 'divest' (to remove clothing or investment).
