invest

[ US /ˌɪnˈvɛst/ ]
[ UK /ɪnvˈɛst/ ]

VERB

place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy
give qualities or abilities to
furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors
make an investment
Put money into bonds
provide with power and authority
They vested the council with special rights

How To Use invest In A Sentence

This came out of an investigation he was carrying out into when a ternary quartic form could be represented as the sum of five fourth powers of linear forms.
Three healthcare assistants have been charged after an investigation into the alleged abuse of elderly hospital patients. Times, Sunday Times
But I do know there is a greater prospect he will seek a bit of equity in the distribution of investment and development of infrastructure than the present triumvirate.
There has been a lot of teamwork and trust and that deserves to be rewarded by having new investment.
A repair job is bad enough; but an investment in managerial ego is worse. MANAGING FOR RESULTS
During the take-over battle the stock quotations of both enterprises rose so that an investor would have to wait several hundred years to finance the purchase price of the shares from the present level of profits.
He saw something glinting in the streetlight, and went over to investigate.
Mr. Sorapong, 35 years old, selected industrial estate developers Hemaraj Land & Development PCL and Amata Corporation PCL among his top picks, with Hemaraj returning 147% over the course of 2010 and Amata providing a 99% return on investment. Real Estate
Much investigative journalism involves some form of subterfuge. Times, Sunday Times
If you don't invest in these shares, you're saying no to a fortune.