investment
noun
[ ɪnˈvɛs(t)m(ə)nt ]
• the action or process of investing money for profit.
• "a debate over private investment in road-building"
Similar:
investing,
speculation,
expenditure,
outlay,
funding,
backing,
financing,
underwriting,
buying shares,
stake,
share,
portion,
interest,
money/capital invested,
ante,
• the surrounding of a place by a hostile force in order to besiege or blockade it.
