FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A joint venture between a foreign company and a United States company

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("foreign direct investment" is a kind of...):

joint venture (a venture by a partnership or conglomerate designed to share risk or expertise)

Meaning:

Investing in United States businesses by foreign citizens (often involves stock ownership of the business)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("foreign direct investment" is a kind of...):

investing; investment (the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit)