Breakout Business English - Improve your vocabulary and confidence using English at work.
Jun 17, 2026 · 24 min · 11 segments
Send us Fan Mail Today we're talking about investing money and time in your business. We discuss advanced professional vocabulary that talks about…
Investment is such a wide topic.
the craziness of the SpaceX IPO that just happened, or I could focus on where companies decide to put their money and use their money in order to develop their business.
The word covers so many ideas, but for today, we're going to stick firmly in that second world.
We're going to talk about how companies choose to spend their money, to spend their capital.
The first half is going to be about putting resources in and the second half is going to be about taking resources out.
I should say I used resources there because in English we use the word invest for more than just money.
Occasionally, you'll hear people talk about investing effort.
However, we can also invest time.
Yes, that's right.
The only thing that's ever truly bought or sold in this world is time.
Feel free to debate me on that one, but I'm still convinced I'm right.
Therefore, we can absolutely talk about investing hours, days, or even years of our lives.
Investment is such a wide topic.
the craziness of the SpaceX IPO that just happened, or I could focus on where companies decide to put their money and use their money in order to develop their business.
The word covers so many ideas, but for today, we're going to stick firmly in that second world.
We're going to talk about how companies choose to spend their money, to spend their capital.
The first half is going to be about putting resources in and the second half is going to be about taking resources out.
I should say I used resources there because in English we use the word invest for more than just money.
Occasionally, you'll hear people talk about investing effort.
However, we can also invest time.
Yes, that's right.
The only thing that's ever truly bought or sold in this world is time.
Feel free to debate me on that one, but I'm still convinced I'm right.
Therefore, we can absolutely talk about investing hours, days, or even years of our lives.
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