| verb | make an investment “Put money into bonds” |
| verb | give qualities or abilities to |
| verb | furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors |
| verb | provide with power and authority “They vested the council with special rights” |
| verb | place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position “there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy” |
| investment | noun | money that is invested with an expectation of profit |
| investor | noun | someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns |
| investing | noun | the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit |
| commitment | noun | an engagement by contract involving financial obligation |
| endowment | noun | natural abilities or qualities |
| gift | noun | natural abilities or qualities |
| investiture | noun | the ceremony of installing a new monarch |
| enthronement | noun | the ceremony of installing a new monarch |
| inductee | noun | someone who is drafted into military service |
| induction | noun | a formal entry into an organization or position or office |
| seat | noun | a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised) |