Mamuhunan
to investverb
- Alternative meanings
to invest; to put capital into; to provide money; to finance; to allocate resources; to invest time or effort
- Pronunciation
mah-moo-HOO-nahn
- Root and affixes
It comes from puhunan, capital or investment. Mamuhunan expresses the action of investing or putting in capital. Namuhunan means someone invested, and pagpamuhunan names the act of investment.
- Variants or conjugations
mamuhunan; namuhunan; mamuhon; puhunan; pagpamuhunan; pamuhunan; invest
- Related words and expressions
puhunan = capital or investment; negosyo = business; kwarta = money; tubo = profit; risgo = risk; kita = income or gain
- Meaning and usage notes
This entry uses invertir in the economic sense: putting money, capital, or resources into something. For invert as turning something upside down or reversing order, Cebuano uses other expressions such as balihon or bali-on, depending on context.
Gusto siya mamuhunan sa gamay nga negosyo.
They want to invest in a small business.
Namuhunan sila og panahon ug kwarta sa proyekto.
They invested time and money in the project.