{
    "term": "investment",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the act of investing money in something",
            "sensetop": "investment in somethinginvestment by somebody/something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**foreign/private investment**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**capital/business/property investment**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **attract/encourage investment**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "This country needs investment in education.",
                    "contextForm": "investment in something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "This initiative involves considerable long-term investment by the university.",
                    "contextForm": "investment by somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an **investment trust/fund/firm**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an **investment adviser**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**investment opportunities/decisions/strategies**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The country's infrastructure is crumbling because of inadequate investment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The president has called for massive investment to rebuild the country's economy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We can help you identify investment opportunities."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a business plan to encourage new investment"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Money"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["excellent", "good", "productive"],
                "… of investment": ["flow", "level", "rate"],
                "verb + investment": ["make", "attract", "boost"],
                "investment + verb": ["increase", "rise", "soar"],
                "investment + noun": ["account", "fund", "trust"],
                "preposition": ["as an investment", "investment from", "investment in"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a loss on an investment",
                    "a profit on an investment",
                    "a return on an investment"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the money that you invest, or the thing that you invest in",
            "sensetop": "as an investment",
            "labels": "(North American English)(British English)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a minimum investment of $10 000"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **substantial/significant/major investment**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our investments are not doing well."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We bought the house as an investment *(= to make money)*.",
                    "contextForm": "as an investment"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The area is trying to attract £11 million of private investment to stimulate the local economy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a high **return on investment**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "investment returns/income"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Bonds should be part of your **investment portfolio**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He lost a lot of money through poor investments."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was making a living from her real estate investments."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I don't really like modern art but I bought it as an investment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It took two years before I recouped my investment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My investment yielded almost 20% annually."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She felt the time was right to realize her investment, and sold all her shares."
                },
                {
                    "text": "When buying shares, it's wise to spread your investment over several companies."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Money"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["excellent", "good", "productive"],
                "… of investment": ["flow", "level", "rate"],
                "verb + investment": ["make", "attract", "boost"],
                "investment + verb": ["increase", "rise", "soar"],
                "investment + noun": ["account", "fund", "trust"],
                "preposition": ["as an investment", "investment from", "investment in"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a loss on an investment",
                    "a profit on an investment",
                    "a return on an investment"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a thing that is worth buying because it will be useful or helpful",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A microwave is a **good investment**."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["excellent", "good", "productive"],
                "… of investment": ["flow", "level", "rate"],
                "verb + investment": ["make", "attract", "boost"],
                "investment + verb": ["increase", "rise", "soar"],
                "investment + noun": ["account", "fund", "trust"],
                "preposition": ["as an investment", "investment from", "investment in"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a loss on an investment",
                    "a profit on an investment",
                    "a return on an investment"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "the act of giving time or effort to a particular task in order to make it successful",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The project has demanded considerable investment of time and effort."
                },
                {
                    "text": "parents' emotional investment in their children"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪnˈvestmənt/",
                "audio": "in/investment/investment__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪnˈvestmənt/",
                "audio": "in/investment/investment__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}