Definitions of investment:
- noun: the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank
- noun: the act of putting on robes or vestments
- noun: outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism
- noun: money that is invested with an expectation of profit
- noun: the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit