"overinvestment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: overinvestments [plural]
Etymology: over- + investment Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|investment}} over- + investment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} overinvestment (countable and uncountable, plural overinvestments)
  1. Excessive investment, especially in one particular area Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-overinvestment-en-noun-LOHsZp~R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

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          "text": "In his 2010 special, Do Nothing: Live, he describes his overinvestment in an upcoming date, convincing himself as much as the audience: \"Sex can just be fun. It can just be fun. It can just be fun. No one ever says, 'Oh, you're playing all that tennis; where's it leading?'\"",
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