投資|とうしtoushi[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbinvestment
   彼かれは自分じぶんのお金かねを株かぶに投資とうしした。↗

   He invested his money in stocks.

• Synonym出資しゅっしNeutralRefers to putting up funds or capital, focusing on the act of contributing money, e.g. to a company or joint venture; 「投資」 looks to future profit or benefit.
• SynonymインベストメントNeutralA loanword for investment, often used for financial products; in everyday speech 「投資」 is the usual word.
• Related投入とうにゅうNeutralCovers committing personnel and resources, and launching a product onto the market; 「投資」 centers on investing for future returns.
• Related投下とうかWrittenWritten/formal: an airdrop, or committing funds; 「投資」 is the more common choice.
• Related投じるとうじるWrittenA written-style verb meaning to commit or devote, as in 「私財を投じる」; 「投資」 is putting in money expecting future benefit, as in 「自己投資」.
• Antonym回収かいしゅうNeutralRecovering funds that were put out; the counterpart to 「投資」.

Use 「投資」 for putting money into something expecting future gain, as in 「株式投資」「自己投資」. Choose 「出資」 for contributing capital, 「投入」 for committing people or resources, 「投じる」 or 「投下」 in formal prose, and 「回収」 for recovering funds.

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1. 将来しょうらいの利益りえき、効用こうようを見込みこんで金銭きんせんを支出ししゅつすること。
2. 1.のうち、資本しほん、生産せいさん手段しゅだんに対たいするもの。
3. （法律ほうりつ、会計かいけい）貸借対照表たいしゃくたいしょうひょう上じょう、固定こてい資産しさんのうち有形ゆうけい固定こてい資産しさん、無形むけい固定こてい資産しさん以外いがいのもの。