the action of spending money on a business for making profit
example
Buying a house in the western suburbs, is considered to be wise investment by successful investors.
synonyms
NONE
word origin — Origin notes will appear here when available.
Business — Set 4
Set 4 of Business covers 5 words: investment, loan, debt, trade, revenue. Each entry below includes its definition, an example sentence, and synonyms — practice them with the interactive cards above.
investment · noun/ɪnˈvɛs(t)m(ə)nt/
the action of spending money on a business for making profit
Buying a house in the western suburbs, is considered to be wise investment by successful investors.
Synonyms: NONE
loan · noun/loʊn/
an amount of money taken from a bank etc. to be repaid later
She needed to apply for a loan to pay for her university tuition.
Synonyms: credit, advance, allowance
Origin: Middle English (also denoting a gift from a superior): from Old Norse lán, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leen, German Lehn, also to lend
debt · noun/dɛt/
the state of owing something especially money to someone
The United States inherited a huge debt from the Revolutionary War. Many northern states had to borrow heavily to pay it back.
Synonyms: bill
Origin: Middle English dette: from Old French, based on Latin debitum ‘something owed’, past participle of debere ‘owe’. The spelling change in French and English was by association with the Latin word
trade · noun/treɪd/
the act of buying and selling goods and services
The businessmen in the committee clearly appreciated the president's continuous focus on trade and his efforts to promote fair trade with other countries.
Synonyms: business, commerce
Origin: late Middle English (as a noun): from Middle Low German, literally ‘track’, of West Germanic origin; related to tread. Early senses included ‘course, way of life’, which gave rise in the 16th century to ‘habitual practice of an occupation’, ‘skilled handicraft’. The current verb senses date from the late 16th century
revenue · noun/ˈrɛvəˌnu/
the whole amount of income
It is estimated that that the new company will bring in revenue of some $12 billion and net profit of $4 billion.
Synonyms: income, earnings
Origin: late Middle English: from Old French revenu(e) ‘returned’, past participle (used as a noun) of revenir, from Latin revenire ‘return’, from re- ‘back’ + venire ‘come’