Collocations for investment - noun

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

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

low, 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, offshore, outside, overseas | long-term, short-term | initial, original
an initial investment of $5 million

capital, financial | business, industrial, infrastructural, manufacturing | government, public, public-sector, state | corporate, insitutional | private, private-sector
private investment in the health service

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

emotional
parents'' emotional investment in their children

level, rate

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

increase | cut | recoup
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 | fall

funds | levels, rates
inadequate investment levels

scheme | decision | company, trust

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

~ from
investment from American pension funds

~ in
investment in local industry

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

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