| investment investiture | the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office, the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank |
| foreign direct investment | a joint venture between a foreign company and a United States company |
| investment | the act of putting on robes or vestments |
investing
investment | the act of investing, laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit |
| foreign direct investment | investing in United States businesses by foreign citizens (often involves stock ownership of the business) |
| investment | outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism |
| investment | 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 |
| pension fund | a financial institution that collects regular contributions from employers to provide retirement income for employees |
investment company
investment trust
investment firm
fund | a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies |
hedge fund
hedgefund | a flexible investment company for a small number of large investors (usually the minimum investment is $ million), can use highisk techniques (not allowed for mutual funds) such as short-selling and heavy leveraging |
mutual fund
mutual fund company
open-end fund
open-end investment company | a regulated investment company with a pool of assets that regularly sells and redeems its shares |
| index fund | a mutual fund that invests in the stocks that are the basis of a well-known stock or bond index |
closed-end fund
closed-end investment company | a regulated investment company that issues a fixed number of shares which are listed on a stock market |
Real Estate Investment Trust
REIT | an investment trust that owns and manages a pool of commercial properties and mortgages and other real estate assets, shares can be bought and sold in the stock market |
unit investment trust
unit trust | a regulated investment company consisting of professional managers who issue redeemable securities representing a portfolio of many different securities, you can invest in a unit investment trust for as little as $ |
United Nations Children's Fund
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
UNICEF | an agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries |
International Monetary Fund
IMF | a United Nations agency to promote trade by increasing the exchange stability of the major currencies |
investment adviser
investment advisor | someone who advises others how to invest their money |
investment banker
underwriter | a banker who deals chiefly in underwriting new securities |
endowment
endowment fund | the capital that provides income for an institution |
investment
investment funds | money that is invested with an expectation of profit |
fund
monetary fund | a reserve of money set aside for some purpose |
| mutual fund | the pooled money that is invested in assets |
exchange traded fund
ETF | a mutual fund that is traded on a stock exchange |
| index fund | a mutual fund whose assets are stocks on a given list |
| revolving fund | a fund which, if borrowed or used, is intended to be replenished so it may be loaned or spent repeatedly |
| sinking fund | a fund accumulated regularly in a separate account and used to redeem debt securities |
pension fund
superannuation fund | a fund reserved to pay workers' pensions when they retire from service |
| slush fund | a fund for buying votes or bribing public officials |
nondiscretionary trust
fixed investment trust | an investment trust that can buy only those securities listed when the trust was organized |
| trust fund | a fund held in trust |
store
stock fund | a supply of something available for future use, he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars |
reserve account
reserve fund | funds taken out of earnings to provide for anticipated future payments |
old-age pension
retirement pension
retirement check
retirement benefit
retirement fund
superannuation | a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work |
| investment letter | a letter of intent saying that a letter security is being bought for investment and not for resale, avoids need for SEC registration |
return on invested capital
return on investment
ROI | (corporate finance) the amount, expressed as a percentage, that is earned on a company's total capital calculated by dividing the total capital into earnings before interest, taxes, or dividends are paid |
| fund | furnish money for, The government funds basic research in many areas |
| fund | accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability, fund a medical care plan |
| fund | invest money in government securities |
| fund | provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest |
fund-raise
fund raise
fundraise | raise money for a cause or project, We are fundraising for AIDS research |
| fund | place or store up in a fund for accumulation |
| fund | convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds |