DIRECT INVESTMENT

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DIRECT INVESTMENT

Specialty Definition: DIRECT INVESTMENT

Domain	Definition
Economics	The investment by companies domiciled in one country in companies domiciled in another; it usually entails investor control and managerial involvement ; direct investments made by corporations of the country in question in foreign corporations. Source: European Union. (references)
Finance	Investment by thrift institutions directly in the equity of such ventures as real estate development, and business firms as opposed to thrifts' traditional debt investment. With direct investment, a thrift institution actually owns all or a portion of a venture, rather than simply lending money to finance. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Crosswords: DIRECT INVESTMENT

Specialty definitions using "DIRECT INVESTMENT": Foreign Parent. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Abbreviations & Acronyms: DIRECT INVESTMENT

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
DIA	English	Direct investment abroad	Finance
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonym: DIRECT INVESTMENT

Synonym by domain: dfi (economics).

Commercial Usage: DIRECT INVESTMENT

Domain	Title
References	Direct Investment Strategy in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000 (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	When Giants Converge: The Role of U.S.-Japan Direct Investment (reference) Innovation, Investment and the Diffusion of Technology in Europe: German Direct Investment and Economic Growth in Postwar Europe (National Institute) (reference) Foreign direct investment, the Exon-Florio foreign acquisition review process, and H.R. 2624, the Technology Preservation Act of 1991, to amend the 1988 Exon-Florio provision : hearings before the Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization of the Committee on (reference) Sharing Asia's Dynamism: Asian Direct Investment in the European Union (reference) Foreign Direct Investment and the Global Economy: Corporate and Institutional Dynamics of Global-Localisation (Regional Development and Public Policy Series) (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	United States Direct Investment Abroad Operation Of The Us Parent Companies & Foreign Affiliates (reference) Foreign Direct Investment In The Us (reference) (more periodical examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Non-Fiction Usage: DIRECT INVESTMENT

Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		Australian institutions are also pioneering direct investment into the market. (references)
		There is no broad authority to screen and block foreign direct investment (FDI). (references)
		The Scandinavian countries are the biggest source of foreign direct investment in Estonia. (references)
Economic History	Nepal	Only direct investment is permitted. (references)
	Russia	Most investment remaind direct investment. (references)
	Guinea	Guinea has no policy on outward direct investment. (references)
Political Economy	CHILE	DL 600 investment is generally direct investment. (references)
	BANGLADESH	Some barriers to U.S. exports or direct investment exist. (references)
	FINLAND	Investment outflows continue to exceed direct investment in Finland. (references)
Trade	Ecuador	It is relatively open to U.S. exports and direct investment. (references)
	Argentina	U.S. companies seeking direct investment funds should contact the IFC. (references)
	Morocco	Its purpose is to encourage foreign direct investment in developing countries by providing investors with political risk insurance. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Frequency of Internet Keywords: DIRECT INVESTMENT

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
foreign direct investment	93
direct investment	23
direct investment plan	11
foreign direct investment in china	4
direct investment program	4
china foreign direct investment	3
company direct investment	3
foreign direct investment definition	2
company direct investment plan	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Modern Translation: DIRECT INVESTMENT

Language		Translations for "DIRECT INVESTMENT"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
French		Investissementdirectde l'étranger (Direct investment abroad), investissement étranger direct (Direct investment abroad), IED (Direct investment abroad), IDE (Direct investment abroad). (various references)

Italian		investimento diretto all'estero (Direct investment abroad), IDE (Direct investment abroad). (various references)

Pig Latin		irectday investmentay

Spanish		inversión extranjera directa (Direct investment abroad), IED (Direct investment abroad). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: DIRECT INVESTMENT

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "c-d-e-e-e-i-i-m-n-n-r-s-t-t-t-v"
	-2 letters: intermittences.
	-3 letters: intermittence, reindictments.
	-4 letters: disinterment, reindictment, reinvestment.
	-5 letters: centimeters, determinist, dinnertimes, discernment, enteritides, enticements, incitements, incremented, indecentest, indictments, intermedins, intermitted, intersected, ivermectins, reminiscent, renitencies, rescindment, viridescent.
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INDEX

1. Synonyms
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Quotations: Non-fiction

5. Expressions: Internet
6. Translations: Modern
7. Abbreviations
8. Acronyms

9. Anagrams
10. Bibliography

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