Investment simply means the purchase of a financial product or other item of value with an expectation of favourable future returns. In general terms, investment means the use of money in the hope of making more money.

Most of us use the word investment to mean investing in something i.e., investing in a certain item to reap more profits out of it. Keeping the pure pecuniary part of it aside, it is also a commitment of something (other than money i.e., time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result in the future.

‘Investment’, therefore, shouldn’t be confused only for making gains purely in monetary terms.