Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun foreign_direct_investment

2 senses of foreign direct investment

Sense 1
foreign direct investment -- (investing in United States businesses by foreign citizens (often involves stock ownership of the business))
       => investing, investment -- (the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit)

Sense 2
foreign direct investment -- (a joint venture between a foreign company and a United States company)
       => joint venture -- (a venture by a partnership or conglomerate designed to share risk or expertise; "a joint venture between the film companies to produce TV shows")