"malinvestment" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: malinvestments [plural]
Etymology: From mal- + investment. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mal|investment}} mal- + investment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} malinvestment (countable and uncountable, plural malinvestments)
  1. An incorrect or unwise investment. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: malinvest, misinvestment
    Sense id: en-malinvestment-en-noun-864dmpkP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mal-, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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