“Investing is the act of deploying capital toward projects or activities that are expected to generate a profit over time.”

What Is Investing? 

Investing, broadly, is putting money to work for a period of time in a project or undertaking to generate positive returns (profits that exceed the amount of the initial investment). It's the act of allocating resources, usually capital (i.e., money), with the expectation of generating an income, profit, or gains.