Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

malinvest

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ma-l-in-vest
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To invest incorrectly or unwisely

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin maleder. Old French mal- English mal- English invest English malinvest From mal- + invest.

Inflected Forms

malinvests (present, singular) malinvesting (participle, present) malinvested (participle, past) malinvested (past)

Frequently Paired Words

malinvestment

Questions

What does malinvest mean?: To invest incorrectly or unwisely
Where does malinvest come from?: Etymology tree Latin maleder. Old French mal- English mal- English invest English malinvest From mal- + invest.

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