Investment
is
the
use
of
resources
to
____________________
more
money
or
goods
.
Businesses
____________________
to
spend
a
certain
amount
of
money
or
other
resources
in
order
to
grow
the
business
.
They
plan
to
construct
new
buildings
,
buy
machinery
,
and
purchase
supplies
,
all
of
which
costs
money
.
Economists
often
____________________
governments
to
build
roads
and
bridges
as
a
way
to
create
jobs
and
make
the
country
more
productive
.
Individuals
often
take
classes
or
training
because
it
____________________
them
to
develop
better
skills
.
The
development
of
better
skills
often
____________________
workers
earn
more
money
.
If
they
learn
to
do
new
things
,
they
can
often
get
better
jobs
.
To
grow
,
businesses
need
to
replace
damaged
or
worn
-
out
equipment
and
adopt
new
technology
.
New
technology
will
____________________
them
to
produce
more
.
-
adapted
from
Oxford
Encyclopedia
of
Economic
History
,
edited
by
Joel
Moy
r
