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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

group action go
action taken by a group of people

dealings, transaction, dealing go
the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)

commerce, commercialism, mercantilism go
transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

business, commercial enterprise, business enterprise go
the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects

finance go
the commercial activity of providing funds and capital

investment, investing
the act of investing

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3 Subcategories

arbitrage go
a kind of hedged investment meant to capture slight differences in price
foreign direct investment go
investing in United States businesses by foreign citizens (often involves stock ownership of the business)
leverage, leveraging go
investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)