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Definition of investment

"investment" in the noun sense

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

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Quotations for investment

Goodness is the only investment that never fails. [ Thoreau ]

Be not simply good. Be good for something. Goodness is the only investment that never fails. [ Henry D. Thoreau ]

If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. [ Benjamin Franklin ]

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investment in Scrabble®

The word investment is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters investment:

INVESTMENT
(162)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (7 words)

eminent, intense, intents, invents, itemset, mittens, smitten

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word investment

INVESTMENT
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In investment

INVESTMENT
(162)
INVESTMENT
(144)
INVESTMENT
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INVESTMENT
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investment in Words With Friends™

The word investment is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 19

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters investment:

INVESTMENT
(261)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (7 words)

eminent, intense, intents, invents, itemset, mittens, smitten

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word investment

INVESTMENT
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In investment

INVESTMENT
(261)
INVESTMENT
(207)
INVESTMENT
(162)
INVESTMENT
(126)
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(93)
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(93)
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Words within the letters of investment

2 letter words in investment (7 words)

emeninisitmemi

3 letter words in investment (25 words)

emsenseveinninsismitsmenmetnetnitseesetsimsinsitteetentettietinveevetvievim

4 letter words in investment (45 words)

emitevenevesinnsitemmeetmensminemintmistmitemittnestnetsnevininenitsseemseensemesentsinesitesmitsnitstemteemteenteestenstenttesttiestimetinetinstintveesveinventvestvetsviesvinevise

5 letter words in investment (34 words)

emitsevenseventeviteinsetitemsmeetsmetesminesmintsmitesmittsninesseinesemensevensievesmitesteinstentstintstiveteemsteenstenettensetentstimestinestintsveinsveninventsvines

6 letter words in investment (12 words)

envieseventsevitesintentinventinvestmittenseitentenetstennistinmentitmen

7 letter words in investment (7 words)

eminentintenseintentsinventsitemsetmittenssmitten

8 letter words in investment (2 words)

sentientvestment

9 letter words in investment (2 words)

sentimentvestiment

10 letter words in investment (1 word)

investment

investment + 1 blank (2 words)

investmentsinvitements

investment + 2 blanks (1 word)

reinvestment
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Words containing the sequence investment

Words that start with investment (2 words)

investmentinvestments

Words with investment in them (6 words)

investmentdisinvestmentsoverinvestmentspreinvestmentsreinvestmentsunderinvestments

Words that end with investment (7 words)

disinvestmentinvestmentnoninvestmentoverinvestmentpreinvestmentreinvestmentunderinvestment
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Word Growth involving investment

Shorter words in investment

in invest

vest invest

en men vestment

me men vestment

vest vestment

Longer words containing investment

disinvestment disinvestments

investments disinvestments

investments overinvestments

investments reinvestments preinvestments

investments underinvestments

noninvestment

overinvestment overinvestments

reinvestment preinvestment preinvestments

reinvestment reinvestments preinvestments

underinvestment underinvestments