the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit | the commercial activity of providing funds and capital |
the act of putting on robes or vestments | the management of money and credit and banking and investments |
the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank | the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets |
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 | |
money that is invested with an expectation of profit | |