A placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use or appreciation.
The act of investing, or state of being invested.
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.
The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded.
The money invested or bet by such people; by extension, the opinions of such people.
Money allowed to soldiers or sailors, in the English service, for wounds and injuries received; also, a sum paid by a recruit, previous to being sworn in, to procure his release from service.
Money paid by a person to buy himself off from some unpleasant engagement or some painful situation.
Experienced, well-informed investors, gamblers, etc. considered as a group.
Vindictive or exemplary damages; damages beyond a full compensation for the actual injury done.