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investment

Main Entry:: ¹in·vest·ment
Pronunciation:: \in-ˈves(t)-mənt\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: ¹invest
Date:: 1597

1 aarchaic : vestment b: an outer layer : envelope2: investiture 13: blockade , siege

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