bad investment
noun [C or U]Definition
› FINANCE an investment in which you do not make a profit, or make less profit than you hoped: Property has proved to be a bad investment over the last few years. Bad investment over a number of years has led to this situation.
(Definition of bad investment noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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