"overinvest" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overinvests [present, singular, third-person], overinvesting [participle, present], overinvested [participle, past], overinvested [past]
Etymology: over- + invest Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|invest}} over- + invest Head templates: {{en-verb}} overinvest (third-person singular simple present overinvests, present participle overinvesting, simple past and past participle overinvested)
  1. To invest an excessive amount.
    Sense id: en-overinvest-en-verb-5SPYeePt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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