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disinvest

[ dis-in-vest ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to engage in disinvestment.


verb (used with object)

  1. to subject (capital goods) to disinvestment.

disinvest

/ ˌdɪsɪnˈvɛst /

verb

  1. usually foll by in to remove investment (from)
  2. intr to reduce the capital stock of an economy or enterprise, as by not replacing obsolete machinery
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌdisinˈvestment, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of disinvest1

First recorded in 1620–30; dis- 1 + invest

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