investimento
investment
noun een-veh-stee-MEN-toh Common
Origin: From Latin investire (to clothe), later 'to commit capital'.
Usage Note
Investimento can refer to both a financial investment and the act of deploying capital over time. The plural investimenti is regular. In everyday speech, fare un investimento means 'to make an investment', not just to spend money.
Examples
"Il governo ha aumentato gli investimenti pubblici."
Natural Translation
The government increased public investments.
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