disinvest

verb

dis·in·vest (ˌ)dis-in-ˈvest

disinvested; disinvesting; disinvests

intransitive verb

: to reduce or eliminate capital investment (as in an industry or area)

Examples of disinvest in a Sentence

Several companies have disinvested from the country to protest its human rights policies.

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To dig the country out of dire financial straits, Cameron’s government decided to disinvest in social services like the national health service (NHS), education, and transit, particularly the railways. —

Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 5 July 2024 The outages have reignited calls from frustrated Puerto Ricans to oust the American private companies that recently took over power generation and distribution after Hurricane Maria devastated the island’s already fragile and disinvested electrical grid in 2017. —

Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 14 June 2024 For decades, communities like Corona, Elmhurst and Jackson Heights have been deliberately disinvested in by our city, leaving predominantly immigrant families to survive with little to no opportunities for growth. —

Donovan Richards, New York Daily News, 12 June 2024 The university divested from tobacco in 2000 and disinvested from fossil fuels in 2021. —

Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for disinvest