/ Dictionary / Index I investment casting: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: invest'ment cast"ing Pronunciation: [key] — Metall. Metall. a casting process in which an expendable pattern is surrounded by an investment compound and then baked so that the investment is hardened to form a mold and the pattern material may be melted and run off. Also calledCf. lost-wax process. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. investment bank investment company Related Content Daily Word Quiz: spectral Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language