| 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 |
| housing start | the act of starting to construct a house |
| Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | the position of the head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the position of Secretary of Housing and Urban Development was created in |
| 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 |
caparison
trapping housing | stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse |
| distributor housing | the housing that supports the distributor cam |
housing
lodging
living accommodations | structures collectively in which people are housed |
| housing | a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component |
lamp house
lamphouse
lamp housing | housing that holds a lamp (as in a movie projector) |
| tract housing | housing consisting of similar houses constructed together on a tract of land |
| 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 |
construction industry
housing industry | an industry that builds housing |
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 $ |
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Housing and Urban Development
HUD | the United States federal department that administers federal programs dealing with better housing and urban renewal, created in |
Federal Housing Administration
FHA | the federal agency in the Department of Housing and Urban Development that insures residential mortgages |
| housing development | a residential area of similar dwellings built by property developers and usually under a single management, they live in the new housing development |
| housing estate | a residential area where the houses were all planned and built at the same time |
housing project
public housing | a housing development that is publicly funded and administered for low-income families |
| housing commissioner | a commissioner in charge of public housing |
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 |
| Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the first Secretary of Housing and Urban Development was Robert C. Weaver who was appointed by Johnson |
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 |
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 |