"malinvest" meaning in English

See malinvest in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: malinvests [present, singular, third-person], malinvesting [participle, present], malinvested [participle, past], malinvested [past]
Etymology: mal- + invest Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mal|invest}} mal- + invest Head templates: {{en-verb}} malinvest (third-person singular simple present malinvests, present participle malinvesting, simple past and past participle malinvested)
  1. To invest incorrectly or unwisely Related terms: malinvestment
    Sense id: en-malinvest-en-verb-3Xm9UHiL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mal-

Inflected forms

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