Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of investment
"The quarterly report highlighted that her investments had grown significantly over the past year."
In plain English: Investments are money you put into something now with the hope that it will grow and make you more money later.
"She carefully planned her investments to ensure a secure future for her family."
Usage: Use investments to refer collectively to money or resources put into assets like stocks or real estate with the expectation of profit. This term specifically denotes multiple separate instances of such financial commitments rather than a single sum.
Derived from the Old French envestir, this term originally meant to clothe or cover, specifically referring to the act of surrounding an enemy with troops. The meaning shifted in English finance to denote putting money into something with the expectation of profit.