invest
v.v. to put money, time, or energy into something because you hope it will give you a good result later. You might do this with a business, a hobby, or even a relationship.
v. to allocate resources, such as capital, time, or effort, to a particular venture or project with the expectation of generating a profit or achieving a beneficial outcome. Often used metaphorically to describe emotional or intellectual commitment.
I want to invest some money in the stock market.
Small business owners often invest their own savings to get their companies started during the first year.
While the financial returns were modest, the firm chose to invest heavily in sustainable infrastructure to secure long-term operational stability and public trust.
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.
From investigate, by shortening.
The verb is transitive when followed by a direct object, or intransitive when followed by the preposition 'in'.
invest on the companyinvest in the companyThe verb 'invest' typically takes the preposition 'in' rather than 'on' when referring to the target of the investment.