real investment
noun [C or U]Definition
› FINANCE, ECONOMICS money that is invested in equipment, machinery, etc., rather than in shares or bonds: Manufacturing output has fallen by 6%, with real investments falling by 12%. Higher taxes on oil should be recycled into real investment in wind and solar power.
(Definition of real investment noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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