tr.v., -vest·ed, -vest·ing, -vests.

To invest (capital or earnings) again, especially to invest (income from securities or funds) in additional shares.

reinvestment re'in·vest'ment n.

Using dividends, interest and capital gains earned in an investment or mutual fund to purchase additional shares or units, rather than receiving the distributions in cash.

1. In terms of stocks, it is the reinvestment of dividends to purchase additional shares.

2. In terms of mutual funds, it is the reinvestment of distributions and dividends to purchase additional units of that fund.

3. In terms of tax gain/loss harvesting, it is the realization of losses to offset a capital gains liability.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - geninvestere, reinvestere

Nederlands (Dutch)
opnieuw of anders investeren, winst uit investering investeren, bedrijfswinst weer in bedrijf steken

Français (French)
v. tr. - réinvestir

Deutsch (German)
v. - reinvestieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (οικον.) επανεπενδύω

Italiano (Italian)
reinvestire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - reinvestir

Русский (Russian)
реинвестировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - reinvertir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - återinvestera

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
再投, 再授给, 将...再投资, 再委任

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 再投, 再授給, 將...再投資, 再委任

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 재투자하다, 다시 입히다, 다시 임명하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 再投資する, 復する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعيد استثمار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮השקיע מחדש, החזיר (זכות, תואר וכד')‬

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