noun
an investment that is unproductive or wasteful, typically due to poor planning or decision-making
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The government's intervention in the market led to widespread malinvestment.
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Investing in that company turned out to be a malinvestment.
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I knew putting my money into that scheme was a total malinvestment.
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His decision to buy a boat instead of investing in his education was a malinvestment in his future.