disinvestment
noun
dis·in·vest·ment
ˌdis-in-ˈves(t)-mənt 
: consumption of capital
also
: the withdrawing of investment
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TIFs are an economic development tool designed to fight blight and disinvestment.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
To talk about some of the history of disinvestment in specific neighborhoods leading to transit inequities, and what transportation justice would ideally look like locally, are Jesse Ramirez and Kyle Heiskala.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Starting in the 1980s, the area experienced population decline, disinvestment, aging housing and a steep decline in traffic, shifting from destination to bedroom community.
—Andrew King, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
There is no doubt that higher education needs reform, but the pending disinvestment in our research universities is unwise and not in our national interest.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
To talk about some of the history of disinvestment in specific neighborhoods leading to transit inequities, and what transportation justice would ideally look like locally, are Jesse Ramirez and Kyle Heiskala.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Starting in the 1980s, the area experienced population decline, disinvestment, aging housing and a steep decline in traffic, shifting from destination to bedroom community.
—Andrew King, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
There is no doubt that higher education needs reform, but the pending disinvestment in our research universities is unwise and not in our national interest.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disinvestment
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“Disinvestment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disinvestment. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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