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ECO-INVESTING [1 record]

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Record 1 1991-10-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Neology and Linguistic Borrowing
DEF

Investing (money) in environmental financial instruments (programs, projects, companies) which are set up to clean up the environment.

CONT

Eco-investing: Taking advantage of the '90s hottest market.

OBS

By composition through the hyphenation of "eco" as in ecology and "investing". Derivation is easier in English because this language tends to build structures around verbs. There has also been the use of "clipping" with the word "ecology".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Néologie et emprunts

Spanish

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