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