Nomen

die Investitionen

investments

Das Unternehmen plant große Investitionen.

The company is planning large investments.

Investitionen in Bildung sind sehr wichtig.

Investments in education are very important.

((in sth.)) investments in sth. Investments in the future are important.

Synonyms: Kapitalanlage, Anlage; Antonyms: Desinvestition, Kapitalabzug

From Latin 'investire' (to clothe, cover). The suffix '-tion' denotes an action noun. Think of 'clothing' a project with capital.

Cognate with the English 'investment'. It's a feminine noun in German (die Investition), and the plural is 'Investitionen'.

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