Phrases & Expressions

To receive money, property or possessions from someone after they die.

• She inherited the family business from her father and doubled its profits within five years.
• Young people who inherit property from their parents have a huge advantage in today's housing market.

To become an accepted and active part of the community you live in.

• Free language classes help refugees integrate into society and find work more quickly.
• Schools play an important role in helping immigrant children integrate fully into society.

To put money into a newly created company in the hope of making a profit.

• Her parents invested in a start-up that develops apps for language learning, and it paid off.
• Before you invest in a start-up, find out how experienced its founders are and how it plans to make money.

To spend money building or improving roads, railways, power networks and other facilities a country depends on.

• Developing countries need to invest in infrastructure such as roads, ports and reliable electricity supplies.
• The government plans to invest heavily in infrastructure to create jobs after the recession.

To spend money on developing energy sources, such as wind and sun, that will not run out.

• Countries that invest in renewable energy today will be less affected by future oil shortages.
• Our university has promised to invest heavily in renewable energy and become carbon neutral by 2035.

To put money into company shares, expecting them to be worth more in the future.

• More young people are investing in the stock market through simple mobile apps.
• My bank adviser warned me not to invest in the stock market with money I might need next year.

To spend time on something because you believe it will bring benefits later.

• Students who invest time in building good study habits usually find university much less stressful.
• It is worth investing time in your CV, because it is the first thing employers will see.

To give journalists an official written announcement so that they can report the news.

• The charity issued a press release announcing that it had raised two million pounds for flood victims.
• Companies often issue a press release when they launch a new product, hoping journalists will write about it.

To make an official public announcement about something, usually in writing.

• The university issued a statement apologising for the delay in publishing exam results.
• Following the accident, the airline issued a statement saying that all passengers were safe.

To become a member of an organisation that protects workers' pay and conditions.

• Nurses are being encouraged to join a trade union to fight for better pay and safer working hours.
• When I started at the factory, my colleagues advised me to join the trade union straight away.