investment
noun
the investing of money or capital in order to gain profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
overinvestment
-
a word derived from
investment.
Example Sentences
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There was definitely overinvestment in data centers, one camper argued.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
A punishing hangover from pandemic-era overinvestment had already left the gaming industry reeling.
From MarketWatch ● May 23, 2026
“This pattern of highly visible and self-evidently significant innovations leading to market euphoria, then to overinvestment, and thus to severe market decline has repeated again and again throughout history,” he said.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
The activist investor said key elements of the stand-alone plan included unwinding cross-shareholdings and ceasing overinvestment in the automotive segment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026
Unlike other forms of Internet overinvestment, it was permanent: Once the fiber cables were laid, no one was going to dig them up and thereby eliminate the overcapacity.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
