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Word entry · 6 letters

invest

Best crossword clue

"Buy assets"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ɪnˈvɛst/Part of speech verbSorted einstvStarts with IEnds with T2 cluesVery common crossword word
1I2N3V4E5S6T

Definitions

  1. make an investment

Word origin

Borrowed from Middle French investir or Medieval Latin investire, from Latin investio (“to clothe, cover”), from in- (“in, on”) + vestio (“to clothe, dress”), from vestis (“clothing”); see vest. The sense “to spend money etc.” probably via Italian investire, of the same root.

Used in a sentence

  • We'd like to thank all the contributors who have invested countless hours into this event.
  • The authors predicted that when believers were deeply invested in a world view that had social support, believers would maintain their beliefs even when actual events disproved their worldview.
  • We did not spend. We invested. [CEO Jeff Housenbold: He's learning!] I invest. Yes, I invested. I invested in a city for the contestants.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Buy assets6 letters
02Put money in6 letters

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