inversión

/imbeɾˈsjon/ · B1 · noun · f

investing

💰📈 inversión = in + versión: money turned into a new version of itself

From Latin invertere, to turn over. Investing turns your money over into something else, hoping it grows. The same word covers inversion: turning something upside down. Note the -ción ending marks a feminine noun: la inversión.

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