investment
- nounADJECTIVE▪ excellent, good, productive, profitable, sound, successful, wise, worthwhile▪ bad, poor▪
He lost a lot of money through poor investments.
▪ high-risk, risky, speculative▪ safe▪ considerable, enormous, great, heavy, hefty (esp. AmE), high, huge, large, large-scale, major, massive, significant, sizeable, substantial▪The president has called for massive investment to rebuild the country's economy.
▪ low, minimal, modest, small▪ inadequate▪The country's infrastructure is crumbling because of inadequate investment.
▪ maximum, minimum▪ additional, extra, further▪ gross, net▪ overall▪ new▪ necessary▪ strategic▪ direct▪ domestic, local▪ cross-border, foreign, international, inward (esp. BrE), offshore, outside, overseas▪ long-term, short-term▪ initial, original, upfront▪an initial investment of $5 million
▪ property (esp. BrE), real estate (AmE), share (esp. BrE), stock (esp. AmE), stock-market▪He was making a living from his real estate investments.
▪ capital, equity, financial▪ business, industrial, infrastructural, infrastructure, manufacturing▪ federal, government, public, public-sector (esp. BrE), state▪ corporate, institutional▪ private, private-sector▪private investment in the health service
▪ personal▪I had made a personal investment in time and energy.
▪ emotional, parental▪parents' emotional investment in their children
… OF INVESTMENT▪ flow, level, rateVERB + INVESTMENT▪ make▪ attract, boost, encourage, promote, spur, stimulate▪a business plan to encourage new investment
▪ discourage▪ increase▪ cut▪ recoup, recover▪It took two years before I recouped my investment.
▪ realize▪She felt the time was right to realize her investment, and sold all her shares.
▪ spread▪When buying shares, it's wise to spread your investment over several companies.
▪ protectINVESTMENT + VERB▪ increase, rise, soar, surge▪ decline, fall▪ return, yield▪My investment yielded almost 20% annually.
INVESTMENT + NOUN▪ account, fund, trust▪ portfolio▪Bonds should be part of your investment portfolio.
▪ levels, rates▪inadequate investment levels
▪ flow▪Investment flows dropped sharply and the region's growth halted.
▪ plan, scheme (BrE)▪ strategy▪She sees art as a long-term investment strategy.
▪ opportunity▪We can help you identify investment opportunities.
▪ decision▪ income▪Investment income is subject to different tax rules.
▪ bank, company, firm, trust▪ adviser, analyst, banker, manager, professionalPREPOSITION▪ as an investment▪I don't really like modern art but I bought it as an investment.
▪ investment from▪investment from American pension funds
▪ investment in▪investment in local industry
PHRASES▪ a loss on an investment▪losses made on investments in stocks and bonds
▪ a profit on an investment, a return on an investment▪I'm hoping for a good return on my investment.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
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