Maybe FairladyZ10PG was going for the archaic meaning of the word?
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/inˈves(t)mənt/
noun: investment; plural noun: investments
1. the action or process of investing money for profit or material result.
"a debate over private investment in road-building"
• a thing that is worth buying because it may be profitable or useful in the future.
•an act of devoting time, effort, or energy to a particular undertaking with the expectation of a worthwhile result.
2. archaic
the surrounding of a place by a hostile force in order to besiege or blockade it.
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