to put profits that have been made on an investment back into the same investment or into a new one  reinvestment  jump to other results  noun [uncountable, countable]Check pronunciation: reinvest

1610s, of money 1848, also re-invest, 1610s of vestments, etc.; 1848 of money; from re- + invest. Related: Reinvested; reinvesting.

1 : to invest again or anew 2 a : to invest (as income from investments) in additional securities b : to invest (as earnings) in a business rather than distribute as dividends or profits

Funneling of profits back into a company to enhance its operations. An individual stockowner can also reinvest by designating that dividends paid on stock be used to purchase additional shares of that stock.

where income from an investment is used to make an additional investment, generally at no fee, increasing the potential to receive higher capital growth and distributions in the future.

Funneling of profits back into a company to enhance its operations. An individual stockowner can also reinvest by designating that dividends paid on stock be used to purchase additional shares of that [..]