reinvest

present singular third person reinvests · participle present reinvesting · participle past reinvested · past reinvested

1. To invest again, give another investment.

   Ideally when you harvest a tax loss you will immediately reinvest the money from the sale into an asset that is similar but not “substantially identical” to maintain the same exposure to a sector or asset class.

   2022 May 11, Jeanne Sahadi, “Here’s what to do if you have a loss on an investment”, in CNN Business

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   Jeff Bezos, Amazon's founder and CEO, has traditionally focused on reinvesting all (or almost all) profits back into big bets like fulfillment centers, hardware, video streaming and cloud computing. When Amazon chooses to turn the knobs slightly down on how much it reinvests and posts a slight profit, investors cheer.

   2016 October 27, Seth Fiegerman, “Amazon stock tanks after disappointing profit”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 13 Sep 2024

   Quarterly or annual dividend payments provide good income streams for investors who need cash in the short-term. And for those playing the longer game, dividends can be reinvested to buy even more shares in those same companies.

   2022 September 14, Paul R. La Monica, “As markets wobble, buy the stocks that pay you back”, in CNN Business