Meaning
investment
- crash, running over, knocking down
In a sentence
Questo investimento mi sembra davvero una buona idea.
This investment seems like a really good idea.
Hai sentito dell'investimento davanti alla stazione ieri?
Did you hear about the crash in front of the station yesterday?
Non ho fatto nessun investimento quest'anno.
I didn't make any investment this year.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| investimento | masculine · singular |
| investimenti | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- For finance, investimento is standard. For personal effort, Italians often prefer sforzo, impegno, or puntare su qualcosa.
- The 'running over' sense is mainly legal/news language: investimento pedonale, investimento stradale. In everyday speech, people often say l'ha investito.
- With sums or sectors, use in: investimento in azioni, investimento nel mattone. English speakers often overuse per here.