The house turned out to be a good 'investment'. [=the house increased in value and they made a good profit when they sold it]
The company hopes to attract foreign 'investment'. [=hopes that foreign people/companies will invest money in it]
She got a good return on her 'investment'. [=her investment earned a good profit]
(..) You have to invest if you want to restore balance to the world. Take our clean-energy project. Sometimes the investment doesn't pay off. - I'm sorry. - You have a practised apathy, Mr. Wayne. But a man who doesn't care about the world doesn't spend half his fortune on a plan to save it. (..)2012 The Dark Knight Rises
(..) peeing into Mason jars... It's very good of you to let me on the ground. Why are you wasting your time trying to talk to a man who threw away your investment on some save-the-world vanity project? He can't get your money back. I can. I could try explaining that (..)2012 The Dark Knight Rises