disinvestment
noun
\
Definition of disinvestment
Examples of disinvestment in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The city has also suffered from chronic disinvestment from the state. — Nick Corasaniti, New York Times, "Trenton Grieves After a Shooting at Event That Was ‘a Beacon’," 18 June 2018 The city can rightly blame decades of disinvestment by the federal government for the general state of disrepair. — Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, "New York City’s Worst Landlord? It Might Be the City," 13 June 2018 Many of them back the boycott, sanctions and disinvestment campaign against Israel. — Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ, "Turkey’s Rise Sparks New Friendship Between Israel and Greece," 21 July 2018 Conditions in the city’s public housing projects have deteriorated after years of disinvestment, prompting a federal investigation into health and safety conditions there. — WSJ, "NYCHA to Open Land to Developers to Raise $3 Billion for Fixes," 12 Dec. 2018 Race also played an important factor in the disinvestment, said Hilary Botein, a professor of public affairs at Baruch College who has taught the history of Nycha. — New York Times, "After Years of Disinvestment, City Public Housing Is Poised to Get U.S. Oversight," 1 June 2018 The candidate has since come out against the Jewish state and supported organizations that campaign for boycott, disinvestment, and sanctions against Israel. — Lukas Mikelionis, Fox News, "Socialist NY Senate candidate challenged over claims of being an immigrant, Jewish," 27 Aug. 2018 However, Quicken's success has had an outsized impact on Detroit, which is recovering from decades of disinvestment and a 2013-2014 municipal bankruptcy. — Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, "How Dan Gilbert has made Quicken Loans thrive in mortgage industry," 31 May 2018 Roughly bordered by Lake Michigan on the east, 60th Street on the north, King Drive on the west and 67th Street on the south, Woodlawn has been battered by successive blows of white flight, disinvestment, gang violence and the Great Recession. — Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com, "The dilemma of development: Will Obama center hurt those it's supposed to help?," 2 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'disinvestment.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more
Comments on disinvestment
What made you want to look up disinvestment? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Time Traveler Quiz: Which Word Came First?
-
- Which came first?
Test your vocabulary with our 10-question quiz!
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZ
-
Time Traveler Quiz: Which Word Came First?
Which word entered the English language first?
Take the quiz -
Slippery Words Quiz—Changing with the Times
Do you know these earlier meanings of words?
Take the quiz -
How Strong Is Your Vocabulary?
Test your vocabulary with our 10-question quiz!
Take the quiz -
Word Winder's CrossWinder
Play the game
Share disinvestment
Resources for disinvestment