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disinvestment

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 S IH0 N V EH1 S T M AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: D IH0 S IH0 N V EH1 S M AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The process of disinvesting; negative investment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

the withdrawal of capital from a country or corporation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: withdrawal

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English disinvest Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English disinvestment From disinvest + -ment.