reinvestment

noun

re·​in·​vest·​ment ˌrē-ən-ˈves(t)-mənt How to pronounce reinvestment (audio)
1
: the action of reinvesting : the state of being reinvested
2
: a second or repeated investment

Examples of reinvestment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Watson said these included growing a business; reinvestment into a hedge fund or private equity fund as part of an arbitrage strategy; an alternative to traditional real estate financing; funding a lifestyle; or making a philanthropic gift. Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 18 June 2024 And that doesn’t even include the reinvestment of slavery profits into British industry. Corinne Fowler / Made By History, TIME, 17 June 2024 The governor’s letter came 10 days after the Black and Puerto Rican Caucus asked the Social Equity Council to suspend its plans for allocating $33.4 million of its funds allocated for community reinvestment. Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2024 City officials, including the mayor, have attributed the trend to a reinvestment in the Ceasefire strategy, a violence-interruption program that an audit in January determined had declined during the pandemic. Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 22 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for reinvestment 

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Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of reinvestment was in 1611

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“Reinvestment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reinvestment. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

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