<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the investing of money or capital in order to gain profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.</li><li>a particular instance or mode of investing.</li><li>a thing invested in, as a business, a quantity of shares of stock, etc.</li><li>something that is invested; sum invested.</li><li>the act or fact of investing or state of being invested, as with a garment.</li><li>a devoting, using, or giving of time, talent, emotional energy, etc., as for a purpose or to achieve something: His investment in the project included more time than he cared to remember.</li><li>Biology: any covering, coating, outer layer, or integument, as of an animal or vegetable.</li><li>the act of investing with a quality, attribute, etc.</li><li>investiture with an office, dignity, or right.</li><li>a siege or blockade; the surrounding of a place with military forces or works, as in besieging.</li><li>Metallurgy: a refractory material applied in a plastic state to a pattern to make a mold.</li><li>Archaic: a garment or vestment.</li></ul>