Webster's English Dictionary

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investment

1. in.vest.ment \in-'ves(t)-m*nt\ n archaic  1a: VESTMENT  1b: an outer 
   layer : ENVELOPE  2: INVESTITURE  3: BLOCKADE, SIEGE 
2. investment n : the outlay of money for income or profit; also : the sum 
   investe d or the property purchased