Investment (See Chapters 2 and 11 of the Vernimmen) Investment is an outlay expected to increase operating cash flows in the future. Investments are carried out from a long-term perspective and have a longer life than that of the operating cycle. Unlike charges, investments are not destroyed in the operating cycle. Investment represents abstinence with a view of increasing future receipts. The increase must be sufficient to ensure the forecasted return on investment. Investment is a fundamental process in the life of a company, engaging it for a long period. Investment (See Chapters 2 and 11 of the Vernimmen) Investment is an outlay expected to increase operating cash flows in the future. Investments are carried out from a long-term perspective and have a longer life than that of the operating cycle. Unlike charges, investments are not destroyed in the operating cycle. Investment represents abstinence with a view of increasing future receipts. The increase must be sufficient to ensure the forecasted return on investment. Investment is a fundamental process in the life of a company, engaging it for a long period. See all terms in the dictionary of finance To know more about it, look at what we have already written on this subject :

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Definitions of terms begining with the same letter as "Investment" :

IAS IASB IFRS IPO IPO discount IRR IRS IRS rate Identified purchase cost Idiosyncratic risk Ijara-wa-Iqtina Immunisation Impairment losses Impairment test Implicit rating In the money Incentive contracting Income Income statement Income stock Incoterms Incremental project Indenture Index management Index trackers Index-linked securities Indirect finance Indirect method Indirect valuation method Industrial synergy

Industry risk Inflation Inflation risk Information cascade Informational efficiency Informational mimicry Initial public offering, IPO Inside shareholders Institutional investors Insurance Intangible asset Intangible capital Intangible fixed asset Interchangeability Interest Interest charge Interest cost – pensions Interest cover Interest expense Interest rate Interest rate option Interest rate risk Interest rate swap rate, IRS rate Interest rate swap, IRS Interest-bearing current account Interim interest payments Intermediated debt Intermediation Internal capital Internal financing

Internal growth model Internal rate of return, IRR International bond Intra-annual dividend Intra-group transactions Intrinsic risk Intrinsic value Intrinsic value – option Intrinsic value – share Inventories Inventories valuation methods Inverse floaters Invested capital Investment Investment banking Investment cycle Investment decision principles Investment grade Investment of funds method Investment outflows Investment outlay Investors Islamic finance Issue at a discount Issue at a premium Issue at par Issue discount Issue price Issuers and holders prefer the term High yield bonds. Istisna’a