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1.nounThe act of investing, or state of being invested."Giving your children a good education is a wise long-term investment."
2.nounA placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use or appreciation.
3.nounA vestment.
4.nounThe act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded.
5.nounA mixture of silica sand and plaster which, by surrounding a wax pattern, creates a negative mold of the form used for casting, among other metals, bronze.