| investment | n 1. act of investing money, pelaburan: he managed, by wise ~, to double his capital, dgn membuat pelaburan yg bijak, dia dapat menggandakan modalnya; to make an ~ in mining stocks, membuat pelaburan dlm stok perlombongan; 2. money invested, pelaburan: he gets a good return on his ~s, dia mendapat keuntungan yg tinggi drpd pelaburannya; 3. anything in which money is invested, pemerolehan: a lawn-mower is a good ~, mesin potong rumput ialah pemerolehan yg baik; as an ~, sbg satu pelaburan; 4. act of spending (time, effort, etc) penggunaan, menggunakan: he thought it a better ~ of effort to embark on an enterprise that he was certain would not fail, dia berasa lebih baik menggunakan tenaga utk memulakan perusahaan yg dia pasti tdk akan gagal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| investment trust | n amanah pelaburan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bring | my investments brought in a profit of 6%, pelaburan saya menghasilkan keuntungan sebanyak 6%; d. introduce st, memperkenalkan sst: fashion designers brought the miniskirt in in the 60’s, pereka-pereka fesyen memperkenalkan skirt mini dlm tahun 60-an; e. (leg.) give judgement membuat keputusan: the jury brought in a verdict of not guilty, juri membuat keputusan tdk bersalah; f. import st, membawa masuk sst: we’ll need to ~ in arms from abroad, kita perlu membawa masuk senjata dr luar negeri; ~ in the New Year, /menyambut, meraikan/ Tahun Baru; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| judicious | adj (fml) bijak: a ~ investment, pelaburan yg bijak; a ~ choice, pilihan yg bijak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| diversify | vt mempelbagaikan: to ~ production, mempelbagaikan pengeluaran; to ~ investment, mempelbagaikan pelaburan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| shrewd | a ~ summing up of the situation, penilaian keadaan yg bijak; a ~ investment, pelaburan yg bijak; 2. well-reasoned and close to the truth, agak tepat: I can make a ~ guess as to who is responsible, saya dapat membuat tekaan yg agak tepat ttg siapakah yg bertanggungjawab; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| copper-bottomed | adj (UK), (colloq) completely safe, terjamin: a ~ investment, pelaburan yg terjamin. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sound 2 | 4. wise, correct, bijak: a house is a ~ investment, membeli rumah ialah satu pelaburan yg bijak; he gave me some ~ advice, dia memberikan nasihat yg bijak kpd saya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| profitable | adj 1. bringing in monetary gain, menguntungkan: he made several ~ investments, dia membuat beberapa pelaburan yg menguntungkan; 2. advantageous, beneficial, berfaedah, bermanfaat: I’m sure we have all found this lecture interesting and ~, saya yakin bahawa kita semua mendapati ceramah ini menarik dan berfaedah; she spent a ~ afternoon spring-cleaning her room, dia menghabiskan masa sebelah petang dgn begitu berfaedah mengemas biliknya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| return | 3. yield, produce as income etc, menghasilkan, mendatangkan: an investment that ~ed a poor rate of interest, pelaburan yg menghasilkan kadar faedah yg amat rendah; 4. (dated) answer, reply, menjawab, membalas: “I still can’t agree with you” he ~ed, dia menjawab, “Saya masih tdk dapat bersetuju dgn kamu”; 5. elect, memilih: the chairman was ~ed with a large majority, pengerusi dipilih dgn kelebihan undi terbanyak; 6. (of jury) deliver, mengumumkan: the jury ~ed a verdict of guilty, pihak juri mengumumkan keputusan bersalah; 7. (official report or account) submit, menyerahkan: | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |