| invest | vi make inquiry, menyiasat, menyelidik; (into a crime) menyiasat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| invest | ~ so. with, a. furnish so. with (special powers) memberi: the Constitution ~s the President with wide powers, Perlembagaan memberi Presiden kuasa yg luas; to be ~ed with full authority, diberi kuasa penuh; b. ceremonially present with (symbols of office, honour, etc) menganugerahi: the Sultan of Kelantan ~ed him with the ASK, DYMM Sultan Kelantan menganugerahinya pingat ASK; ~ st with, (fml) memberi; (certain atmosphere, air), (act.) memberikan; (pass.) kelihatan: in her book, she ~ed the animals with human attributes, dlm bukunya, dia memberikan sifat manusia kpd watak binatang; the scenery was ~ed with an air of mystery, pemandangan di situ kelihatan penuh misteri; ~ so’s words with importance, menganggap kata-kata sso penting. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| invest | ~ in, a. put money in, melabur dgn membeli: she ~ed heavily in property, dia banyak melabur dgn membeli harta benda; b. (colloq) membeli: I’ve just ~ed in a new washing machine, saya baru saja membeli mesin basuh yg baru; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sink | c. invest heavily, melaburkan: most of my money has been sunk in the business, sebahagian besar wang saya telah dilaburkan dlm perniagaan itu; ~ in so’s estimation, kurang dihormati lagi oleh sso; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| risky | adj berisiko: it is ~ to invest all o’s money in the one business, melabur kesemua wang dlm satu perniagaan adalah berisiko; a ~ proposal, usul yg berisiko. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| put | ~ value on st, menghargai sst; 10. invest, bet (money) mempertaruhkan: he ~ all his winnings on Blue Streak in the last race, dia mempertaruhkan semua wang yg dimenanginya pd kuda Blue Streak dlm perlawanan terakhir; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rash 1 | adj terburu-buru: he was ~ to invest all his money in such stocks, dia terburu-buru melabur kesemua wangnya dlm saham tersebut; he made a ~ decision, dia membuat keputusan yg terburu-buru; a ~ act, tindakan yg terburu-buru. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| safe | 3.secure from risk of loss, kukuh: a ~ stock to invest money in, stok yg kukuh utk melaburkan wang; his position as leader can be considered ~ now, kedudukannya sbg pemimpin boleh dianggap kukuh sekarang ini; this is a ~ Congress Party seat, ini ialah kerusi Parti Kongres yg kukuh; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| crown | vt 1. place crown on head of, (so as to invest with royal power, title) memahkotai [sso] sbg: they ~ed him King, mereka memahkotai baginda sbg Raja; she was ~ed Miss World, dia dimahkotai sbg Ratu Cantik Dunia; 2. top, cap, terdapat; (so as to cover) meliputi: the church spire was ~ed with a cross, terdapat palang di puncak menara gereja; a mountain ~ed with snow, puncak gunung diliputi salji; 3. bring to a happy conclusion, merupakan kemuncak: success ~ed his efforts, kejayaan merupakan kemuncak usahanya; a visit to the circus ~ed the children’s holiday, lawatan ke sarkas merupakan kemuncak percutian kanak-kanak itu; 4. put artificial crown on, menyalut: to ~ a tooth, menyalut gigi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gain | n 1. profit, laba, keuntungan: love of ~, suka mencari keuntungan; to invest a lot of money in property with the hope of ~, melaburkan wang yg banyak dgn membeli harta utk mendapatkan keuntungan; 2. advantage, improvement, [various translations]: his loss is our ~, kerugiannya ialah keuntungan kita; the compromises reached and the ~s achieved at the summit, tolak ansur dan kemajuan yg dicapai di sidang kemuncak itu; the Labour Party’s ~s in the election surprised many people, pertambahan kerusi bagi Parti Buruh dlm pilihan raya itu memeranjatkan ramai orang; a ~ in confidence, bertambah yakin; 3. act of gaining, acquisition, pemerolehan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |