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{
"term": "investor",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a person or an organization that invests money in something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "small investors *(= private people)*"
},
{
"text": "institutional investors"
},
{
"text": "A stable company is more likely to attract potential investors."
},
{
"text": "Current government policies may worry overseas investors."
},
{
"text": "Investors will be able to buy the shares from next week."
},
{
"text": "Many ordinary investors stand to lose money in this affair."
},
{
"text": "They announced budget cuts which they hoped would reassure investors."
},
{
"text": "This is an excellent deal for investors who are interested in smaller companies."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["big", "large", "major"],
"verb + investor": ["attract", "encourage", "lure"],
"investor + verb": [
"buy something",
"invest in something",
"flock to something"
],
"investor + noun": ["confidence", "sentiment", "protection"],
"preposition": ["investor in"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈvestə(r)/",
"audio": "in/investor/investor__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈvestər/",
"audio": "in/investor/investor__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}