disinvestment
noun
dis·in·vest·ment
ˌdis-in-ˈves(t)-mənt 
: consumption of capital
also
: the withdrawing of investment
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Some community groups and the teachers union in Chicago see schools as a public good; shuttering them is another mark of disinvestment.
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Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 13 June 2025
On the other side, manufacturing towns like Warren, Ohio, and Johnstown, Pa., are suffering from decades of disinvestment and the offshoring of jobs.
—Ro Khanna, Twin Cities, 12 June 2025
Coverage gaps, chronic disinvestment Even well-meaning reforms have been built atop this structure.
—Zachary W. Schulz, The Conversation, 6 June 2025
Give Scott credit for reaching an important conclusion — that our fair city’s non-competitive property tax rate (more than double the surrounding county’s) is the root cause of our disinvestment crisis — and kudos for trying to fix it.
—Stephen J. K. Walters, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2025
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Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 13 June 2025
On the other side, manufacturing towns like Warren, Ohio, and Johnstown, Pa., are suffering from decades of disinvestment and the offshoring of jobs.
—Ro Khanna, Twin Cities, 12 June 2025
Coverage gaps, chronic disinvestment Even well-meaning reforms have been built atop this structure.
—Zachary W. Schulz, The Conversation, 6 June 2025
Give Scott credit for reaching an important conclusion — that our fair city’s non-competitive property tax rate (more than double the surrounding county’s) is the root cause of our disinvestment crisis — and kudos for trying to fix it.
—Stephen J. K. Walters, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Disinvestment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disinvestment. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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