noun phrase · formal
sports infrastructure investment
UK/spɔːts ˌɪnfrəˈstrʌktʃə ɪnˈvɛstmənt/US/spɔrts ˌɪnfrəˈstrʌktʃər ɪnˈvɛstmənt/sports in·FRA·struc·ture in·VEST·ment
Capital spent on building, upgrading or maintaining sports facilities and related physical structures.
Examples
“The town attracted visitors after a major sports infrastructure investment upgraded its stadium and track.”
“Debates about sports infrastructure investment often focus on long-term community benefits.”
“Critics argued that the sports infrastructure investment primarily benefited wealthier districts.”
Band 8 sentence
“Effective sports infrastructure investment should balance elite venues with community facilities to ensure broad social returns.”
Collocations
- public sports infrastructure investment
- long-term sports infrastructure investment
Word family
Common mistakes
investment on sports infrastructure→investment in sports infrastructure
sport infrastructure investment→sports infrastructure investment
Say it for a higher band
5build sports facilities→6facility upgrades→7+sports infrastructure investment
Synonyms
facility upgrades
Easily confused
stadium renovation
“The local authority approved a stadium renovation to increase seating capacity.”
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