hedge
verb
to buy and sell shares in such a way that the risk of losing money is low
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verb
to use your money with the aim of making a profit from it, for example by buying property or buying shares in a company
to invest money in a business or an account
to invest money in something such as an insurance policy or a pension fund so that you will receive money in the future
verb
to take the risk of investing your money in a company in the hope that you can make a big profit later by selling the shares that you buy
to invest a lot of money in something in order to improve it or make it successful
if you roll over money that you have invested, you invest it in something similar
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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