overinvestment
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7.5
- noun
- /ˌoʊvərɪnˈvɛstmənt/
- The following numerical example illustrates the overinvestment incentive and the beneficial effect of earlier m-time priority.
Examples
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This is efficient to the extent that it deters the debtor from borrowing to invest in high-risk and unprofitable projects, or to fund expenditures that benefit management at the expense of investors (the problem of "overinvestment").
Academic text (2017) -
It mitigates the debt overhang problem created by earlier-in-time priority, but it does not resolve the fundamental trade-off that we described earlier because it exacerbates the overinvestment problem.
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Her overinvestment in the project made her overlook critical flaws, leading to its eventual failure.
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The coach warned the athletes against emotional overinvestment in their performance to avoid disappointment.
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Many individuals experience overinvestment in relationships, which can result in distress when the other person does not reciprocate their feelings.
Synonyms
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5.0
Promising or taking on more work than you can manage
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7.5
Believing someone or something too much causes mistakes
How Committed
Surface Forms
Morphology
overinvestment = investment (semi-transparent) = over + invest + ment
The meaning is built from 'over-' plus 'investment', but the emotional or personal sense is a metaphorical extension rather than the most literal financial interpretation.
Etymology
Overinvestment comes from over- meaning 'too much' and invest meaning 'to put money, time, or feeling into something'. So overinvestment in a person or project is putting too much of yourself into it, which helps explain why it can cause stress or poor choices.