Investment
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
investment (noun)1.
a) archaic - vestment
b) an outer layer - envelope
2.
- investiture
3.
- blockade siege
the outlay of money usually for income or profit capital outlay , also the sum or the property purchased - invested
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
investment (noun)1.
the cutting off of an area by military means to stop the flow of people or supplies
SYNONYMS:
beleaguerment, investment, leaguer, siegeRELATED WORDS:
counterblockade; containment, encirclement, encompassment; confinement, insulation, isolation, quarantine, seclusion, segregation, sequestration; incarceration, internment2.
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization
SYNONYMS:
baptism, inaugural, inauguration, induction, initiation, installment ( instalment), investiture, investmentRELATED WORDS:
enlistment, enrollment ( enrolment); promotionNEAR ANTONYMS:
discharge, removal
