investment
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financial investment
The use of capital (money) with the goal of achieving a financial profit or return in the future. This can happen through buying stocks, real estate, or financing companies.
Eine Investition in Immobilien gilt als relativ sicher.
An investment in real estate is considered relatively safe.
investment
The use of non-material resources such as time, energy, or effort in something from which one expects a future benefit.
Die Zeit für diesen Sprachkurs ist eine gute Investition in meine berufliche Zukunft.
The time for this language course is a good investment in my professional future.
business investment
In business administration, the purchase of durable goods for a company, such as machines, buildings, or vehicles, in order to enable or improve production.
Die Firma tätigte eine große Investition in neue Computer für alle Mitarbeiter.
The company made a large investment in new computers for all employees.
The noun 'die Investition' (investment) belongs to the verb 'investieren' (to invest). The ending '-tion' is typical for nouns derived from verbs of Latin origin and describes a process or its result.
Er möchte sein Geld in ein neues Unternehmen investieren.
He wants to invest his money in a new company.
'Investition' is almost always used with the preposition 'in' followed by an accusative object. This structure indicates what money, time, or effort is being put into.
Eine Investition in Bildung lohnt sich immer.
An investment in education is always worthwhile.
In economic and financial contexts, the verb 'tätigen' is often used to mean carrying out an investment. A common and somewhat more formal phrase is 'eine Investition tätigen' (to make an investment).
Das Unternehmen hat hohe Investitionen in die Forschung getätigt.
The company has made major investments in research.
You can recognize this figurative meaning by the fact that the investment is not in monetary values, but in abstract things. Typical examples are 'Zeit' (time), 'Energie' (energy), 'Mühe' (effort), or 'Gefühle' (feelings).
Diese Freundschaft kostet mich zu viel emotionale Investition.
This friendship requires too much emotional investment from me.
facility / attachment / investment
Anlage and Investition can both refer to money used with the aim of generating a return later. Anlage emphasizes the invested money or the financial product, while Investition focuses more on the deliberate use of capital. Use Anlage when the product is the focus, and Investition when the deployment of capital is important.
Der Kauf der Aktien war eine bewusste Investition in die Zukunft des Unternehmens.
Buying the stocks was a deliberate investment in the company's future.
Diese Anlage in Aktien bringt hoffentlich langfristig einen guten Ertrag.
Hopefully, this investment in stocks will generate a good return in the long term.
