The government has invested the minister for trade with all the necessary powers to resolve the dispute.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
invest somebody with something — inˈvest sb/sth with sth derived (formal) to make sb/sth seem to have a particular quality • Being a model invests her with a certain glamour. Main entry: ↑investderived … Useful english dictionary
invest something with something — inˈvest sb/sth with sth derived (formal) to make sb/sth seem to have a particular quality • Being a model invests her with a certain glamour. Main entry: ↑investderived … Useful english dictionary
invest — in|vest W3 [ınˈvest] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Italian; Origin: investire to dress, invest , from Latin, to dress , from vestis piece of clothing ] 1.) [I and T] to buy shares, property, or goods because you hope that the value will increase and you… … Dictionary of contemporary English
invest*/ — [ɪnˈvest] verb [I/T] to use your money with the aim of making a profit from it, for example by buying SHARES in a company Banks invested £20 million in the scheme.[/ex] We ve invested heavily (= invested a lot of money) in foreign markets.[/ex]… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
draw sth from sth — UK US draw sth from sth Phrasal Verb with draw({{}}/drɔː/ verb [T] (drew, drawn) ► to get something from a particular place: »The state with $2.7 billion to invest in university based research is trying to draw matching funds from private sector… … Financial and business terms
pump sth in — UK US pump sth in Phrasal Verb with pump({{}}/pʌmp/ verb [I or T] (also pump sth into sth) ► FINANCE to invest a lot of money in something: »We are not prepared to pump in extra funds without some form of guarantee. pump money/millions into sth… … Financial and business terms
plough sth into sth — UK US plough sth into sth Phrasal Verb with plough({{}}UK (US plow) /plaʊ/ verb INFORMAL ► to invest money in a business, especially to help make it successful or to make more money: »The commercial arm of the company last year ploughed £30m into … Financial and business terms
put sth in sth — UK US put sth in/into sth Phrasal Verb with put({{}}/pʊt/ verb (putting, put, put) ► to spend a lot of time or effort doing something: »If I put in some extra hours today, I can have some time off tomorrow. »We ve put a lot of time into… … Financial and business terms
put sth in/into sth — UK US put sth in/into sth Phrasal Verb with put({{}}/pʊt/ verb (putting, put, put) ► to spend a lot of time or effort doing something: »If I put in some extra hours today, I can have some time off tomorrow. »We ve put a lot of time into… … Financial and business terms
put sth into sth — UK US put sth in/into sth Phrasal Verb with put({{}}/pʊt/ verb (putting, put, put) ► to spend a lot of time or effort doing something: »If I put in some extra hours today, I can have some time off tomorrow. »We ve put a lot of time into… … Financial and business terms
