From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishinward investmentˌinward inˈvestment noun [uncountable] technical investment in a country’s industry or businesses that comes from foreign countries From Longman Business Dictionaryinward investmentˌinward inˈvestment [uncountable]FINANCE investment in an area, country etc from another area or countryInward investment into Wales had been the success story of the Welsh economy throughout the 1980s and 1990s. → investment