investment

Noun

• the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank

• the act of putting on robes or vestments

• outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism

• the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result
  • this job calls for the investment of some hard thinking
    
  • he made an emotional investment in the work
    

• money that is invested with an expectation of profit

• the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  investiture , investment funds , investing