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{
"term": "investment",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the act of investing money in something",
"sensetop": "investment in somethinginvestment by somebody/something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "**foreign/private investment**"
},
{
"text": "**capital/business/property investment**"
},
{
"text": "to **attract/encourage investment**"
},
{
"text": "This country needs investment in education.",
"contextForm": "investment in something"
},
{
"text": "This initiative involves considerable long-term investment by the university.",
"contextForm": "investment by somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "an **investment trust/fund/firm**"
},
{
"text": "an **investment adviser**"
},
{
"text": "**investment opportunities/decisions/strategies**"
},
{
"text": "The country's infrastructure is crumbling because of inadequate investment."
},
{
"text": "The president has called for massive investment to rebuild the country's economy."
},
{
"text": "We can help you identify investment opportunities."
},
{
"text": "a business plan to encourage new investment"
}
],
"topics": ["Money"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["excellent", "good", "productive"],
"… of investment": ["flow", "level", "rate"],
"verb + investment": ["make", "attract", "boost"],
"investment + verb": ["increase", "rise", "soar"],
"investment + noun": ["account", "fund", "trust"],
"preposition": ["as an investment", "investment from", "investment in"],
"phrases": [
"a loss on an investment",
"a profit on an investment",
"a return on an investment"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the money that you invest, or the thing that you invest in",
"sensetop": "as an investment",
"labels": "(North American English)(British English)",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a minimum investment of $10 000"
},
{
"text": "a **substantial/significant/major investment**"
},
{
"text": "Our investments are not doing well."
},
{
"text": "We bought the house as an investment *(= to make money)*.",
"contextForm": "as an investment"
},
{
"text": "The area is trying to attract £11 million of private investment to stimulate the local economy."
},
{
"text": "a high **return on investment**"
},
{
"text": "investment returns/income"
},
{
"text": "Bonds should be part of your **investment portfolio**."
},
{
"text": "He lost a lot of money through poor investments."
},
{
"text": "She was making a living from her real estate investments."
},
{
"text": "I don't really like modern art but I bought it as an investment."
},
{
"text": "It took two years before I recouped my investment."
},
{
"text": "My investment yielded almost 20% annually."
},
{
"text": "She felt the time was right to realize her investment, and sold all her shares."
},
{
"text": "When buying shares, it's wise to spread your investment over several companies."
}
],
"topics": ["Money"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["excellent", "good", "productive"],
"… of investment": ["flow", "level", "rate"],
"verb + investment": ["make", "attract", "boost"],
"investment + verb": ["increase", "rise", "soar"],
"investment + noun": ["account", "fund", "trust"],
"preposition": ["as an investment", "investment from", "investment in"],
"phrases": [
"a loss on an investment",
"a profit on an investment",
"a return on an investment"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a thing that is worth buying because it will be useful or helpful",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "A microwave is a **good investment**."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["excellent", "good", "productive"],
"… of investment": ["flow", "level", "rate"],
"verb + investment": ["make", "attract", "boost"],
"investment + verb": ["increase", "rise", "soar"],
"investment + noun": ["account", "fund", "trust"],
"preposition": ["as an investment", "investment from", "investment in"],
"phrases": [
"a loss on an investment",
"a profit on an investment",
"a return on an investment"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "the act of giving time or effort to a particular task in order to make it successful",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The project has demanded considerable investment of time and effort."
},
{
"text": "parents' emotional investment in their children"
}
],
"topics": ["Success"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈvestmənt/",
"audio": "in/investment/investment__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈvestmənt/",
"audio": "in/investment/investment__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}