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