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el

masculine

/imbeɾˈsoɾ/

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Translation

investor

Word origin

From invertir ('to invest, to reverse'), from Latin invertere ('to turn upside down'), from in plus vertere ('to turn'). English 'invert' and 'invest' share the vertere root.

Origin
Latin
Root
invertere
English cognates
invert, invest

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralinversores

Examples

apostar .

The investor decided to bet on the new company.

beneficios.

Each investor received part of the profits.

¿ algún ?

Do you know any investor interested in the project?

buen .

A good investor knows when to wait and when to sell.

.

Foreign investors trust that market.

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This word is part of lesson 98.