Investment: an INSTRUMENT that signifies an ownership position in a corporation (a stock), a CREDITOR RELATIONSHIP with a corporation OR GOVERNMENTAL BODY (a BOND), or other ownership rights.
Barron's Dictionary of Business Terms 4th-edition
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