Invertir (en. Invest)

/in-ver-ˈtir/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Change the order or position of something.

I decided to rearrange the living room furniture to give it a new atmosphere.

Decidí invertir los muebles de la sala para darle un nuevo aire.

Place capital in a business or project.

The businessman plans to invest in new technologies.

El empresario planea invertir en nuevas tecnologías.

Allocate time or effort to an activity.

It is important to invest time in children's education.

Es importante invertir tiempo en la educación de los niños.

It derives from the Latin 'invertere', which means 'to turn around' or 'to change places'.

invest in

Allocate resources to a project or business.

invertir en

invest time

Allocate time to a specific activity.

invertir tiempo

invest money

Place money into something with the expectation of receiving a return.

invertir dinero

investment

Action of investing, usually in the financial sector.

inversión

investor

Person who invests, especially in a company or project.

inversor

refund

Return of money or investment.

reembolso

Putting money in

I'm going to put money into that business.

Voy a poner plata en ese negocio.

Putting in effort

We need to put in effort for the project to succeed.

Hay que echarle ganas al proyecto para que funcione.