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investment
Noun
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Investment is the use of money, time, or effort to make a profit.
The economic Development Board, set up in 1961 to promote foreign investment in Singapore, has attracted money from around the world.
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Your investment is the money, time, or effort you use to make a profit.
Often you'll have to wait for years before you can get even part of your investment back.
Buying an old laptop is a bad investment because a new technology is better.
policy
Noun
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A policy is an official rule or idea that explain how to act in certain situations.
The college policy is that teachers may not have any sexual relationship with students.
The government is suggesting a significant change in economic policy.
In at least one case there was a deliberate policy decision not to involve the police.
The policy at the movie theater said we should turn on phones off and be quiet, during the movie.