disinvestment

noun

dis·in·vest·ment ˌdis-in-ˈves(t)-mənt

: consumption of capital

also : the withdrawing of investment

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According to a recent report, the financial strain led to disinvestment in staffing, surgical equipment, elevator repairs, and even clean linens. —

Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024 Yet Trump’s rhetoric on this issue might not necessarily translate into immediate disinvestment in specific areas. —

Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024 Research published by Tennessee State University's David Padgett in 2003 demonstrated the relationships between health outcomes like hypertension to food access in North Nashville neighborhoods, historic disinvestment and segregation. —

Cassandra Stephenson, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024 Speculation about a disinvestment has been circulating on and off for years. —

Luisa Zargani, WWD, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for disinvestment