| 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) |
competition
contention
rivalry | the act of competing as for profit or a prize, the teams were in fierce contention for first place |
| 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 |
contest
competition | an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants |
athletic contest
athletic competition
athletics | a contest between athletes |
investment company
investment trust
investment firm
fund | a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies |
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 |
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 $ |
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 |
rival
challenger
competitor
competition
contender | the contestant you hope to defeat, he had respect for his rivals, he wanted to know what the competition was doing |
investment
investment funds | money that is invested with an expectation of profit |
nondiscretionary trust
fixed investment trust | an investment trust that can buy only those securities listed when the trust was organized |
| 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 |
| competition | a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers, business competition can be fiendish at times |
price war
price competition | intense competition in which competitors cut retail prices to gain business |
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 |