Used in a Sentence

invested

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for invested.

Editorial note

The result is that trillions of dollars are rotting uselessly in offshore tax havens, when they could have been invested in future economic development.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

officially endowed with authority or power

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of invested gathered in one view.

adjective

officially endowed with authority or power

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for invested.

Example sentences

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The result is that trillions of dollars are rotting uselessly in offshore tax havens, when they could have been invested in future economic development.

2

TFA says they have invested at about 100 campuses, but about 250 were already part of Internet2 in 2013.

3

This makes sense especially since the limited partners are probably already significantly invested in commercial real estate.

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Both the developer and the consumers are invested in the resulting decision, which makes it political.

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After all this you have to wonder whether the cost and additional energy invested leaves you with enough left over to make sense.

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Some of it goes toward consumption, but most is surplus and gets invested.

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Using your wage numbers and ignoring inflation, if that person saved $800/yr invested at 4% annual return, they would have $411,000 in 25 years.

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It's not a matter of Ruby programmers being emotionally invested.

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A lot of counties like India invested heavily on education.

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Tom also invested in and advised many companies after ISS.

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It's been a while since they invested in UBeam.

12

If I were heavily invested in one side or another I possibly would have written a similar post defending one side or another.

Quote examples

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A second assumption is that companies "should" reward people who have invested in educating themselves and cultivating valuable skills.

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The landed gentry lost much of its status and importance during 19th and 20th centuries, or joined (if they invested wisely) the class what the left likes to call "capitalists".

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Second prize is a set of steak knives.” At this point, with over $1 billion invested, the most viable opportunity left for Lyft investors is to pressure Uber or someone else into acquiring Lyft.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use invested in a sentence?

The result is that trillions of dollars are rotting uselessly in offshore tax havens, when they could have been invested in future economic development.

What does invested mean?

officially endowed with authority or power

What part of speech is invested?

invested is commonly used as adjective.