overinvestment
noun
overinvestment is spelled O-V-E-R-I-N-V-E-S-T-M-E-N-T: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, overinvestment means “Excessive investment, especially in one particular area” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of overinvestment is overinvestments.
How many letters and syllables are in overinvestment?
| Letters | 14: O-V-E-R-I-N-V-E-S-T-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is overinvestment?
Overinvestment appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of overinvestment
- overinvestments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overinvestment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Excessive investment, especially in one particular area
Due to our overinvestment in financial stocks, we will be unable to pay the heating bill this year.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does overinvestment come from?
From over- + investment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).