Term: investment: the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result
Broader: committedness: the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose | Unrelated: arterial blood gases: measurement of the pH level and the oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations in arterial blood; important in diagnosis of many respiratory diseases
Broader: committedness: the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose | Unrelated: center fielder: the person who plays center field
Broader: committedness: the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose | Unrelated: platypoecilus: platys
Broader: committedness: the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose | Unrelated: mother lode: the main vein of ore in a deposit
Broader: committedness: the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose | Unrelated: margrave: a German nobleman ranking above a count (corresponding in rank to a British marquess)
Broader: committedness: the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose | Unrelated: nanometer: a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter
Broader: committedness: the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose | Unrelated: fudge: soft creamy candy
Broader: committedness: the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose | Unrelated: haldea: ground snakes
Broader: committedness: the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose | Unrelated: dining-room furniture: furniture intended for use in a dining room
Broader: committedness: the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose | Unrelated: aigrette: a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume