invest

Everyday

1. (money) To invest is to put money into something, like a business, shares or a bank account, hoping to get more money back later. tree →
2. To invest time or effort in something is to spend it because you think it will be worth it. tree →
3. To invest in something can mean to buy something useful that will last. tree →
4. (formal) To invest someone with power is to give them official power or a title. tree →

In the lessons

In money lessons children learn that investing can grow money but can also lose it, unlike keeping it safe in a piggy bank. In everyday life people «invest in a good coat» or «invest time in practice». Phrases: «invest in», «invest money», «invest time», «a good investment».

Examples

• Grandma invested her savings in a small bakery. tree →
• If you invest your money, it might grow, but it might also shrink. tree →
• I invested a lot of time in this model rocket. tree →
• It's worth investing in good football boots. tree →
• The town invested in a new playground. tree →
• The company invests in solar panels. tree →
• Practising every day is investing in yourself. tree →
• He sold all his flock, invested it in a cargo of dates, and set sail. tree →

Note

Followed by «in»: «invest in a business». Nouns: «investment», «investor». In maths problems: if you invest £100 and it grows by 10% in a year, you have £110; a loss of 10% leaves £90. Investing is not the same as saving: saving keeps money safe, investing takes a risk.

In Jewish tradition

Here it means to besiege a city, surrounding it with an army.

Interpretation. Tradition says Ezekiel was told the exact day Babylon began the siege of Jerusalem, as proof that he was a true prophet, and the date is remembered on the fast of the Tenth of Tevet.

Examples

• 'Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this selfsame day; this selfsame day the king of Babylon hath invested Jerusalem. (Prophets EZK.24.2, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Followed by «in»: «invest in a business». Nouns: «investment», «investor». In maths problems: if you invest £100 and it grows by 10% in a year, you have £110; a loss of 10% leaves £90. Investing is not the same as saving: saving keeps money safe, investing takes a risk.