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Investment

The act of investing, or the state of being invested.

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Narrower term 6

Arbitrage 76% connected

Judgment by an arbiter; authoritative determination.

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Leverage 76% connected

The action of a lever; mechanical advantage gained by the lever.

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Pellicle 76% connected

A thin skin or film.

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Reinvestment 76% connected

The act of investing anew; a second or repeated investment.

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Speculation 76% connected

The act of speculating.

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Venture 76% connected

An undertaking of chance or danger; the risking of something upon an event which can not be foreseen with certainty; a hazard; a risk; a speculation.

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Broader term 8

Assets 76% connected

Property of a deceased person, subject by law to the payment of his debts and legacies; -- called assets because sufficient to render the executor or…

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Commitment 76% connected

The act of committing, or putting in charge, keeping, or trust; consignment; esp., the act of committing to prison.

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Cutis 76% connected

See Dermis.

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Dressing 76% connected

of Dress

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Finance 76% connected

The income of a ruler or of a state; revennue; public money; sometimes, the income of an individual; often used in the plural for funds; available mo…

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Grooming 76% connected

of Groom

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Skin 76% connected

The external membranous integument of an animal.

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Tegument 76% connected

A cover or covering; an integument.

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Put 74% connected

A pit.

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Put 74% connected

A pit.

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Investing 92% connected

of Invest

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Investiture 92% connected

The act or ceremony of investing, or the of being invested, as with an office; a giving possession; also, the right of so investing.

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