noun (n)

• the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  investing
  

  source: wordnet30
• money that is invested with an expectation of profit(noun.possession)

  Synonym:
  investment funds
  

  source: wordnet30
• the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result(noun.attribute)

  Example:
  This job calls for the investment of some hard thinking.
  He made an emotional investment in the work.
  

  source: wordnet30
• outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism(noun.animal)

  source: wordnet30
• the act of putting on robes or vestments(noun.act)

  source: wordnet30
• the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  investiture
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act of investing, or the state of being invested.(noun)

  source: webster1913