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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈvɛstmənt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪnˈvɛstmənt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(in vestmənt)

Collocations for "investment"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "investment" in context.

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investment

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [time, energy, resource, financial, capital] investment
  2. a [large, significant] time investment
  3. is the best investment in my portfolio
  4. consider it an investment
  5. buying a house is an investment
  6. a [good, terrible] investment
  7. is the investment of a lifetime
  8. an investment for the (family's) future
  9. are looking for new investments
  10. make an investment in
  11. am looking for a good investment
  12. will take a significant investment of time (to)
  13. will take a significant [financial, time] investment
  14. the [project, program, construction] requires further investment
  15. [further, additional] investment in (cancer research)
  16. [government, private] investments
  17. has an investment in the [company, project]
  18. make an investment to [improve, make]
  19. make a [large, serious] investment to compete (with)
  20. a total investment of [$4,000]
  21. each partner's investment totals [$4,000]
  22. relies on foreign investment (for)
  23. investments in the [property, commodities, stock] market
  24. a good [yield, return] on (the) investment
  25. the investment yielded a [10%] return
n as adj
  1. [a great, an amazing] investment opportunity
  2. investment banking
  3. is an investment banker
  4. proper investment management
  5. bought an investment property
  6. investment advice
  7. an investment fund
'investment' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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an excess of national saving over domestic investment. - English Only forum
An investment that pays off - English Only forum
An/the investment opportunity in USA's manufacturing sector - English Only forum
And instead of <being >a safe investment - English Only forum
and so (they can) make better investment decisions - English Only forum
are a new investment? - English Only forum
As for investment is concerned - English Only forum
assets of the city as an investment location - English Only forum
boutique investment bank - English Only forum
bring investment - English Only forum
Can I say "recuperate the investment" - English Only forum
China's second-quarter growth accelerated on a stimulus-fed investment boom. - English Only forum
China’s traditional engine of demand, investment - English Only forum
contestability of the investment - English Only forum
Corrected investment? - English Only forum
DC investment - English Only forum
dependent on the financing costs ... and, therefore, <by?> the investment costs .... - English Only forum
earned on the investment? on/ through - English Only forum
encourage investment in the technology to replace - English Only forum
Fast/quick return on investment - English Only forum
foreign investments / investment - English Only forum
four trillion yuan of government investment - English Only forum
fresh investment/capital/cash/funds? - English Only forum
from domestic investment to foreign savings - English Only forum
had a huge investment in - English Only forum
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