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If we had invested in that company earlier, we would have seen significant returns by now.
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If we had invested in that company earlier, we would have seen significant returns by now.
Study notes
How to use in different contexts
Giving Advice
You should have invested in that company earlier to see significant returns.
Describing Habits
We usually invest early in promising companies to maximize our returns.
Asking About Others
Did you invest in that company when it was first offered?
Sharing Hypotheticals
If we hadn't waited, we would have a much larger portfolio now.
Rephrased versions
Formal
An earlier investment in that company would have yielded substantial returns by this time.
Casual
We missed the boat on that company; we could have made a killing.
Simpler English
Investing earlier would have made us a lot of money.
Phrases to learn
invested in
To put money into something with the expectation of profit.
significant returns
Substantial profits or gains.