inject

inject
inject in‧ject [ɪnˈdʒekt] verb [transitive] FINANCE
to provide money, ideas, skills etc for an organization or an activity, to make it perform better or to stop it from failing:
inject something into something

• This was an opportunity to inject some life into the campaign.

• It injected new capital into the company.

— injection noun [countable] :

• Investors provided a much-needed cash injection of 30 million pounds.

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inject UK US /ɪnˈdʒekt/ verb [T]
to put new energy or money into something in order to help it succeed: »

Investment bankers hoped the company's decision to push ahead with its plans despite the market conditions would inject life into the stock market.

inject sth into sth »

The government's privatization plan was intended to inject life into the energy industry.

inject cash/money/capital »

The market rose by nearly 4% on news that the government is to inject cash into the financial system.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • Inject — In*ject , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Injected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Injecting}.] [L. injectus, p. p. of inicere, injicere, to throw in; pref. in in + jacere to throw: cf. F. injecter. See {Jet} a shooting forth.] [1913 Webster] 1. To throw in; to dart in; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • inject — [v1] put in, introduce add, drag in, force into, imbue, implant, impregnate, include, infuse, insert, instill, interjaculate, interject, place into, squeeze in, stick in, throw in; concepts 187,208,209 Ant. take out inject [v2] introduce into… …   New thesaurus

  • inject — [in jekt′] vt. [< L injectus, pp. of injicere, to throw, cast, or put in < in , in + jacere, to throw: see JET1] 1. to force or drive (a fluid) into some passage, cavity, or chamber; esp., to introduce or force (a liquid) into some part of… …   English World dictionary

  • inject — I verb drive in, force in, imbed, imbue, implant, impregnate, infix, inrundere, infuse, inoculate, insert, instill, interjaculate, interject, interpolate, interpose, introduce, intromit, pierce, place into, press in, put into, ram in, saturate,… …   Law dictionary

  • inject — (v.) c.1600, from L. iniectus a casting on, throwing over, pp. of inicere to throw in or on, from in in (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + icere, comb. form of iacere to throw (see JET (Cf. jet) (v.)). Related: Injectable …   Etymology dictionary

  • inject — ► VERB 1) introduce into the body with a syringe. 2) administer a drug or medicine to (a person or animal) with a syringe. 3) introduce or feed under pressure into another substance. 4) introduce (a new or different element). DERIVATIVES… …   English terms dictionary

  • inject */ — UK [ɪnˈdʒekt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms inject : present tense I/you/we/they inject he/she/it injects present participle injecting past tense injected past participle injected 1) to put a drug or another substance into your body through… …   English dictionary

  • inject — in|ject [ ın dʒekt ] verb transitive * 1. ) to put a drug or another substance into your body through the skin, using a needle and a SYRINGE: inject something into someone/something: First they inject the tetanus vaccine into your arm. inject… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • inject — in|ject [ınˈdʒekt] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of inicere, from jacere to throw ] 1.) to put liquid, especially a drug, into someone s body by using a special needle inject sth into sb/sth ▪ The drug is injected… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • inject — 01. Suzie has diabetes, so she has to [inject] herself with insulin every day. 02. AIDS is often spread by addicts who share needles used for [injecting] drugs. 03. Chris tried to [inject] a little fun and romance into his marriage by taking his… …   Grammatical examples in English

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