The act of investing, or state of being invested.
A placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use or appreciation.
A vestment.
The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded.
A mixture of silica sand and plaster which, by surrounding a wax pattern, creates a negative mold of the form used for casting, among other metals, bronze.