different between investment vs cont

English

Etymology

invest +? -ment

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?v?stm?nt/, /?n?v?sm?nt/

Noun

investment (countable and uncountable, plural investments)

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

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

   Antonym: divestment

   • An investment in ink, paper, and steel pens.
3. (obsolete) A vestment.
4. (military) The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded.
   • 1875, John Howard Hinton, History of the United States of America, from the First Settlement

     the investment of the fort

5. 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.

Translations

References

• investment at OneLook Dictionary Search
• investment in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Adjective

cont

1. Abbreviation of continuous.

Verb

cont

1. Abbreviation of continue
   • 2010, Margaret Hubert, The Complete Photo Guide to Knitting (page 68)

     cont knitting across 2nd and 3rd needle of instep

2. Abbreviation of continued

Anagrams

• TCON, onct

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

• kont, cuont, kuont

Etymology

From Latin quantus.

Adverb

cont

1. when

Ladin

Etymology 1

Noun

cont m (plural conc)

1. (Val di Fassa) calculation; computation
2. (Val di Fassa) counting

Synonyms

• (calculation): càlcol
• (counting): contejament

Related terms

• contèr

Etymology 2

Noun

cont m (plural conc, plural conts, feminine contessa, feminine plural contesses)

1. (Val di Fassa) count (male ruler of a county)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian conto, German konto, or French compte (19th century).

Noun

cont n (plural conturi)

1. account

Declension

Welsh

Etymology

From Latin cunnus; cf. also English cunt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?nt/

Noun

cont f (plural contiau or contau)

1. (vulgar, offensive) cunt

Derived terms

• cont goch (“sea nettle”)
• cont y môr (“jellyfish”)

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