MEANING
A reduction or withdrawal of resources invested in an activity, sector or asset.
Use it for
describing declining investment commitments; examining withdrawal of capital or maintenance spending
Words that belong together
- public disinvestment
- disinvestment in infrastructure
On the page
Persistent disinvestment in infrastructure increased the eventual cost of repair.
The report distinguished active disinvestment from a temporary pause in expansion.
Related words
Word forms
- Base
- disinvestment
Usage notes
Primary category: economics / business / social science. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: financial analysis, risk evaluation, comparison, explanation. Disciplines: economics, finance, business. Commonness: uncommon.
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