reinvestment

noun
re·​in·​vest·​ment | \ ˌrē-ən-ˈves(t)-mənt How to pronounce reinvestment (audio) \

Definition of reinvestment

1 : the action of reinvesting : the state of being reinvested
2 : a second or repeated investment

Examples of reinvestment in a Sentence

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The developer is also looking to the local tax increment reinvestment zone for potential assistance. Madison Iszler, ExpressNews.com, "SAHA partnering with Dallas developer on 24-story tower downtown," 1 Aug. 2019 Plano plans to set up public improvement districts and a tax increment reinvestment zone to help fund the project. Steve Brown, Dallas News, "Plano approves agreement to help pay for $1 billion Collin Creek mall redo plan," 23 July 2019 The city of Westlake has designated community reinvestment areas. Linda Gandee/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, "Westlake mayor reviews first half of 2019; is retirement in his future?," 17 June 2019 Here are edited excerpts from a recent interview: Cutting out middlemen WSJ: Where did your interest in dividend-reinvestment programs and direct-purchase stocks come from? Chuck Jaffe, WSJ, "A DIY Stock-Investing Pioneer Says DRIPs Still Have a Place," 4 Nov. 2018 Analysts expect that such reinvestments will continue for at least two or three years after quantitative easing ends, following the Fed’s example. Tom Fairless, WSJ, "Five Questions for the European Central Bank’s Meeting," 26 July 2018 Masterson pointed out that the federal government is just in the early stages of a massive reinvestment in taxpayer dollars. Benjamin Wofford, Vox, "The midterms are already hacked. You just don’t know it yet.," 25 Oct. 2018 That’s causing reserves at major producers to fall and the industry’s reinvestment ratio to plunge to the lowest in a generation, paving the way for oil prices to surpass records reached last decade, according to Bernstein. Fortune, "There Are Fears About an Oil Spike Above $150," 6 July 2018 The tax break is available under the city's community reinvestment area program, which provides help to property owners who renovate buildings. Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati.com, "Mazunte headed downtown, gets property tax break to fix up building," 13 June 2018

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First Known Use of reinvestment

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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