# investment

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˈvɛstmənt/ · frequency rank #1,528

## Definitions
1. The act of investing, or state of being invested.
2. A placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use or appreciation.
3. A vestment.
4. The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded.
5. A mixture of silica sand and plaster which, by surrounding a wax pattern, creates a negative mold of the form used for casting, among other metals, bronze.

## Etymology
From invest + -ment.

## Easily confused with
- **investments** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/investment-vs-investments)

## Common misspellings (16)
`inevstment`, `innvestment`, `invesmtent`, `invesstment`, `investemnt`, `investmennt`, `investmentt`, `investmetn`, `investmment`, `investmnet`, `investtment`, `invetsment`, `invsetment`, `invvestment`, `ivnestment`, `nivestment`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/investment