invest

invest
I in'vest verb
((with in) to put (money) into (a firm or business) usually by buying shares in it, in order to make a profit: He invested (two hundred dollars) in a building firm.) invertir
- investor
II in'vest verb
(to establish (a person) officially in a position of authority etc: The governor will be invested next week.)
invest vb invertir
invest
tr[ɪn'vest]
transitive verb
1 (money) invertir (in, en)
■ we invested all our money in the business invertimos todo nuestro dinero en el negocio
2 (time, effort, etc) emplear (in, en), invertir (in, en)
■ I invested a year in that project invertí un año en ese proyecto
3 formal use (right, rank, power, etc) investir (with, con), conferir (with, -), otorgar (with, -)
■ he was invested with full authority le confirieron plena autoridad
4 formal use (quality, characteristic, etc) revestir (with, con), envolver (with, de)
5 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL dated sitiar, cercar
intransitive verb
1 hacer una inversión (in, en), invertir dinero (in, en)
■ it's not a good time to invest no es un buen momento para invertir
2 familiar (buy) comprar (in, -)
■ I'm thinking of investing in a gold watch estoy pensando en comprarme un reloj de oro
invest [ɪn'vɛst] vt
1) authorize: investir, autorizar
2) confer: conferir
3) : invertir, dedicar
he invested his savings in stocks: invirtió sus ahorros en acciones
to invest one's time: dedicar uno su tiempo
invest
v.
• invertir v.
• investir v.
• revestir v.
• sitiar v.
• situar v.
ɪn'vest
1.
transitive verb
1)

to invest something (IN something) — \<\<money/time\>\> invertir* algo (en algo)

2) (endow) (frml)

to invest something WITH something — conferirle* or otorgarle* algo a algo (frml)

3) (frml)
a) (empower)

to invest somebody WITH something — investir* a alguien de or con algo (frml)

b) (put in office) investir* (frml)

they invested him as mayor — lo invistieron alcalde


2.
vi

to invest (IN something) — invertir* (en algo)

[ɪn'vest]
1. VT
1) [+ money, capital, funds] invertir (in en); [+ person] (in office) investir; (fig) [+ time, effort] dedicar

invested capital — capital m invertido

2)

to invest sb with sth — investir a algn de or con algo

he was invested with a dignity — lo invistieron con una dignidad

he invested it with a certain mystery — lo revistió de cierto misterio

he seems to invest it with some importance — parece que lo reviste de cierta importancia

3) (Mil) † sitiar, cercar
2.
VI

to invest in — [+ company, project] invertir dinero en; hum (=buy) comprarse

I've invested in a new pair of rubber gloves — me he comprado un nuevo par de guantes de goma

to invest with — [+ bank, building society] invertir dinero en

* * *
[ɪn'vest]
1.
transitive verb
1)

to invest something (IN something) — \<\<money/time\>\> invertir* algo (en algo)

2) (endow) (frml)

to invest something WITH something — conferirle* or otorgarle* algo a algo (frml)

3) (frml)
a) (empower)

to invest somebody WITH something — investir* a alguien de or con algo (frml)

b) (put in office) investir* (frml)

they invested him as mayor — lo invistieron alcalde


2.
vi

to invest (IN something) — invertir* (en algo)


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