Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #490 of 1319

invest (v.)

to put money in for profit

Examples

  • Invest in stocks.

Key rules

  • Invest means put money in something to make a profit
  • Invest in shares, invest money in a business
  • Investment is the noun

Common mistakes

  • I invest for the stocks → I invest in stocks
  • He invested his money on the house → He invested his money in the house
💡 Tip: Finance // Business // Personal planning
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able to be used or obtained

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to stay away from

benefit (n.)

a helpful result