Collocations for investment - noun

excellent, good, productive, profitable, sound, successful, wise, worthwhile
bad, poor
He lost a lot of money through poor investments.

high-risk, risky, speculative
safe
considerable, enormous, great, heavy, hefty (esp. AmE), high, huge, large, large-scale, major, massive, significant, sizeable, substantial
The president has called for massive investment to rebuild the country's economy.

low, minimal, modest, small
inadequate
The country's infrastructure is crumbling because of inadequate investment.

maximum, minimum
additional, extra, further
gross, net
overall
new
necessary
strategic
direct
domestic, local
cross-border, foreign, international, inward (esp. BrE), offshore, outside, overseas
long-term, short-term
initial, original, upfront
an initial investment of $5 million

property (esp. BrE), real estate (AmE), share (esp. BrE), stock (esp. AmE), stock-market
He was making a living from his real estate investments.

capital, equity, financial
business, industrial, infrastructural, infrastructure, manufacturing
federal, government, public, public-sector (esp. BrE), state
corporate, institutional
private, private-sector
private investment in the health service

personal
I had made a personal investment in time and energy.

emotional, parental
parents' emotional investment in their children

flow, level, rate

make
attract, boost, encourage, promote, spur, stimulate
a business plan to encourage new investment

discourage
increase
cut
recoup, recover
It took two years before I recouped my investment.

realize
She felt the time was right to realize her investment, and sold all her shares.

spread
When buying shares, it's wise to spread your investment over several companies.

protect

increase, rise, soar, surge
decline, fall
return, yield
My investment yielded almost 20% annually.

account, fund, trust
portfolio
Bonds should be part of your investment portfolio.

levels, rates
inadequate investment levels

flow
Investment flows dropped sharply and the region's growth halted.

plan, scheme (BrE)
strategy
She sees art as a long-term investment strategy.

opportunity
We can help you identify investment opportunities.

decision
income
Investment income is subject to different tax rules.

bank, company, firm, trust
adviser, analyst, banker, manager, professional

as an investment
I don't really like modern art but I bought it as an investment.

investment from
investment from American pension funds

investment in
investment in local industry

a loss on an investment
losses made on investments in stocks and bonds

a profit on an investment, a return on an investment
I'm hoping for a good return on my investment.