reinvestment

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-der.

Old French re-bor.

Middle English re-

English re-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Italic *en

Proto-Italic *en-

Latin in-

Proto-Indo-European *wes-

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *wéstis

Proto-Italic *westis

Latin vestis

Proto-Indo-European *-yétider.

Latin -iō

Latin vestiō

Latin investioder.

Middle French investirbor.

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Latin investioder.

Medieval Latin investirebor.

English invest

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom

Proto-Italic *-mentom

Latin -mentum

Old French -mentbor.

Middle English -ment

English -ment

English investment

English reinvestment

From re- + investment.

Noun

reinvestment (countable and uncountable, plural reinvestments)

1. (uncountable) The condition of being reinvested
2. (countable) A second or subsequent investment in the same thing

Derived terms

• dividend reinvestment plan
• dividend reinvestment program