invertir
verbCEFR B2
What does “invertir” mean in English?
to invest
to invest (invertir en — put money, time, or effort into something expecting a return or benefit)
Example sentences
El gobierno anunció su intención de invertir quinientos millones de euros en infraestructura digital en tres años.
The government announced its intention to invest five hundred million euros in digital infrastructure over three years.
Invertir en la formación de los empleados es una de las mejores decisiones estratégicas que puede tomar una empresa.
Investing in employee training is one of the best strategic decisions a company can make.
Invirtió todos sus ahorros en un proyecto empresarial que finalmente no prosperó como esperaba.
He invested all his savings in a business project that ultimately did not succeed as he had hoped.
How to use it
Invertir (en) means 'to invest in'. Structure: invertir en + asset/project/person. At B2, it covers financial investment (invertir en bolsa — invest in the stock market), public investment (invertir en educación — invest in education), and figurative investment (invertir tiempo en algo — invest time in something). Irregular: yo invierto. The noun is la inversión. Don't confuse with inyectar capital (inject capital — emergency, one-off) or destinar fondos (allocate funds — administrative distribution).
Common mistake
Invertir (invest) is irregular in the present: yo invierto, tú inviertes — same pattern as advertir, convertir. The preterite is regular: invertí, invertiste, invirtió. Don't confuse with verter (to pour/shed) or revertir (to revert/reverse) — different verb families.