What is an Investment?

What is an Investment?

Definition :

To invest is to allocate money with the expectation of a positive benefit/return in the future. In other words, to invest means owning an asset or an item with the goal of generating income from the investment or the appreciation of your investment which is an increase in the value of the asset over a period of time.

Source : Wikipedia

Example : 

Usain Bolt has won 9 Olympic Gold Medals. 

Ran : 115 Seconds

Made : $119 Million
For those 2 minutes He trained for 20+ years.

That's an Investment.