reinvestment

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noun

The condition of being reinvested

OriginEnglish investment ← Medieval Latin investire ← Latin investio →
Less commonScrabble 17
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Meanings

nounreinvestment (countable and uncountable, plural reinvestments)

plural reinvestments

  1. uncountableThe condition of being reinvested
  2. countableA second or subsequent investment in the same thing

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  7. Proto-Italic*en
  8. Proto-Italic*en-
  9. Latinin-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*wes-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*wéstis
  12. Proto-Italic*westis
  13. Latinvestis
  14. Latinvestiō
  15. Latininvestio
  16. Middle Frenchinvestir
  17. Latininvestio
  18. Medieval Latininvestire
  19. Englishinvest
  20. Englishinvestment
  21. Englishreinvestment

From re- + investment.

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APA

reinvestment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinvestment

MLA

“reinvestment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinvestment. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reinvestment,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinvestment.

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