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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The act of investing, or the state of being invested.

2. (n.) That with which anyone is invested; a vestment.

3. (n.) The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded.

4. (n.) The laying out of money in the purchase of some species of property; the amount of money invested, or that in which money is invested.

Greek

1745. endusis -- a putting on, ie investment (with clothing)
... a putting on, ie investment (with clothing). Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: endusis Phonetic Spelling: (en'-doo-sis) Short Definition: a ...
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Strong's Hebrew

6045. inyan -- occupation, task
... task. Word Origin from anah Definition occupation, task NASB Word Usage effort
(1), investment (1), task (6). business, travail. From ...
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Library

Li the Law of Increasing Returns
... It is its doctrine of interest; the return to be looked for from investment in the
spiritual life. ... Knowledge, power, faith, all grow by investment. ...
/.../peabody/mornings in the college chapel/li the law of increasing.htm

The End of Religion
... heaven? Is not religion a good investment? Is it not, considering how short
and uncertain life is, the best of all life-insurances? ...
/.../kingsley/discipline and other sermons/sermon viii the end of religion.htm

The Daily Walk with Others (ii. ).
... INVESTMENT-CIRCULARS. ... The whole question of the increase and investment of money
is a very solemn and searching one for the Christian, clerical or lay. ...
/.../moule/to my younger brethren/chapter v the daily walk.htm

The Christian Business World
... It is the looking forward to the time of reckoning which makes men, who are in offices
of earthly trust, pay careful attention to the investment of funds and ...
/.../sell/studies in the life of the christian/study xi the christian business.htm

Jacob Jones; Or, the Man who Couldn't Get Along in the World.
... A good chance for a small, but safe beginning, was seen by the uncle, which
would require only about a thousand dollars as an investment. ...
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Hillis -- God the Unwearied Guide
... His best known books are "A Man's Value to Society," and "The Investment of
Influence.". HILLIS. Born in 1858. GOD THE UNWEARIED GUIDE[1]. ...
/.../various/the worlds great sermons volume 10/hillis god the unwearied.htm

Gambling, Card-Playing
... Gambling takes a variety of forms. First of all is the professional gambler. He
has no other business. His investment is a "pack of cards" and a box of "dice. ...
/.../questionable amusements and worthy substitutes/iii gambling card-playing.htm

Mr. HG Wells and the Giants
... In a word, the failure of this virtue actually lies in its success; it is too
successful as an investment to be believed in as a virtue. ...
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The Neighbor Colonies to virginia-Maryland and the Carolinas.
... three months before the charter of Maryland received the great seal, but his son
Cecilius took up the business with energy and great liberality of investment. ...
/.../bacon/a history of american christianity/chapter vi the neighbor colonies.htm

Spiritual Growth
... soul; to the development of a building in course of erection, 'all fitly framed
together' and growing; to the growth of a fortune by wise investment, in the ...
/.../howard/standards of life and service/xvii spiritual growth.htm

Thesaurus

Investment (1 Occurrence)
... or that in which money is invested. Multi-Version Concordance Investment
(1 Occurrence). Ecclesiastes 5:14 And I saw the destruction ...
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Siege (63 Occurrences)
... 20:19 2 Kings 24:10; 2 Kings 25:2)): 1. In Early Hebrew History 2. In the Monarchy
3. Preliminaries to Siege 4. Siege Operations: Attack (1) Investment of City ...
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Invisible (5 Occurrences)

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Water (4571 Occurrences)
... the shares representing the capital of a stock company so that the aggregate par
value of the shares is increased while their value for investment is diminished ...
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Investing (1 Occurrence)

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Invest (2 Occurrences)
... 8. (vi) To make an investment; as, to invest in stocks; -- usually followed
by in. Multi-Version Concordance Invest (2 Occurrences). ...
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Fortunate (4 Occurrences)
... good thing not foreseen as certain; presaging happiness; auspicious; as, a fortunate
event; a fortunate concurrence of circumstances; a fortunate investment. ...
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Rechab (13 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah used the Rechabites, who had been driven into Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar's
investment of the land, as an object-lesson to covenant-breaking Judah. ...
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Rechabites (4 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah used the Rechabites, who had been driven into Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar's
investment of the land, as an object-lesson to covenant-breaking Judah. ...
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Ring (33 Occurrences)
... They were given as a token of investment with authority (Genesis 41:42; Esther
3:8-10; 8:2), and of favour and dignity (Luke 15:22). ...
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Bible Concordance

Investment (1 Occurrence)

Ecclesiastes 5:14 And I saw the destruction of his wealth by an evil chance; and when he became the father of a son he had nothing in his hand.
(See NAS)

Subtopics

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Rechabites (4 Occurrences)

Ring (33 Occurrences)