What is the meaning of Investment?

The act of investing, or state of being invested.

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

A vestment.

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

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.

Source: wiktionary.org