Investment vs. Custodian

Investmentnoun

The act of investing, or state of being invested.

Custodiannoun

A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.

‘After their parents' death, their aunt became the children's custodian.’; ‘The building's custodian could fix nearly anything. The place always looked great!’;

Investmentnoun

(finance) A placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use or appreciation.

Custodiannoun

a janitor; a cleaner

Investmentnoun

(obsolete) A vestment.

Custodiannoun

One who has care or custody, as of some public building; a keeper or superintendent.

Investmentnoun

(military) The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded.

Custodiannoun

one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals

Investmentnoun

A mixture of silica sand and plaster which, by surrounding a wax pattern, creates a negative mold of the form used for casting, among other metals, bronze.

Investmentnoun

The act of investing, or the state of being invested.

Investmentnoun

That with which anyone is invested; a vestment.

‘Whose white investments figure innocence.’;

Investmentnoun

The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded.

‘The capitulation was signed by the commander of the fort within six days after its investments.’;

Investmentnoun

The laying out of money in the purchase of some species of property; also, the amount of money invested, or that in which money is invested.

‘Before the investment could be made, a change of the market might render it ineligible.’; ‘An investment in ink, paper, and steel pens.’;

Investmentnoun

the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit

Investmentnoun

money that is invested with an expectation of profit

Investmentnoun

outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism

Investmentnoun

the act of putting on robes or vestments

Investmentnoun

the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank

Investment

To invest is to allocate money with the expectation of a positive benefit/return in the future. In other words, to invest means owning an asset or an item with the goal of generating income from the investment or the appreciation of your investment which is an increase in the value of the asset over a period of time.