Expend money with the expectation of achieving a profit or material result by putting it into financial schemes, shares, or property, or by using it to develop a commercial venture
the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
(invest) make an investment; "Put money into bonds"
Buy (something) whose usefulness will repay the cost
(invest) endow: give qualities or abilities to
Devote (one's time, effort, or energy) to a particular undertaking with the expectation of a worthwhile result
A plan of action or policy designed to achieve a major or overall aim
The art of planning and directing overall military operations and movements in a war or battle
the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war
A plan for such military operations and movements
(strategical) strategic: relating to or concerned with strategy; "strategic weapon"; "the islands are of strategic importance"; "strategic considerations"
scheme: an elaborate and systematic plan of action
a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves
A blow, typically of the hand or fist
a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers
strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent"