Investment

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

That with which anyone is invested; a vestment.

The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded.

The laying out of money in the purchase of some species of property; the amount of money invested, or that in which money is invested.

the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit

outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism

the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result; "this job calls for the investment of some hard thinking"; "he made an emotional investment in the work"