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invest

/ˌɪnˈvest/in-VEST
/ˌɪnˈvɛst/in-VEST

Meaningto clothe in

Common meaning: to put money into something for profit

‘in, into’ + ‘clothing, a garment’ → invest

Journey through time

  1. Latininuestire‘to clothe’source
  2. Frenchinvestir‘to invest, install’source
  3. Englishinvest‘to put money into something for profit’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin vestis ‘clothing, a garment’.

Roots

Related words

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