Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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investment | Yes | No | No | No |
speculation | Yes | No | No | No |
investment (noun) | speculation (noun) |
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the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit | a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence) |
the act of putting on robes or vestments | continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature |
the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank | a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence |
outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism | an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits |
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 |