Word Meaning

invests definition and meaning

v. t. To put garments on; to clothe; to dress; to array; -- opposed to divest. Usually followed by with, sometimes by in; as, to invest one with a robe.
v. t. To put on.
v. t. To clothe, as with office or authority; to place in possession of rank, dignity, or estate; to endow; to adorn; to grace; to bedeck; as, to invest with honor or glory; to invest with an estate.
v. t. To surround, accompany, or attend.
v. t. To confer; to give.
v. t. To inclose; to surround of hem in with troops, so as to intercept succors of men and provisions and prevent escape; to lay siege to; as, to invest a town.
v. t. To lay out (money or capital) in business with the /iew of obtaining an income or profit; as, to invest money in bank stock.
v. i. To make an investment; as, to invest in stocks; -- usually followed by in.

Crossword clues for invests

- Contribute money
- Put cash into waistcoat
- Put money away in waistcoat
- Put money in
- Put money into a scheme for profit
- Put money to use
- Seek return on capital
- puts in profit
- Puts money in
- Puts money to use