Investments meaning : The act of investing, or state of being invested. A placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use or appreciation. A vestment. The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded. A mixture of silica sand and plaster which, by surrounding a wax pattern, creates a negative mold of the form used for casting, among other metals, bronze.