disinvestment

noun

dis·​in·​vest·​ment ˌdis-in-ˈves(t)-mənt 

: consumption of capital

also : the withdrawing of investment

Examples of disinvestment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Rosie Lee Hooks, director of WTACC, told the Los Angeles Times that the project had been long awaited, and was sought out to counter decades of disinvestment following the 1965 Watts uprising. — News Desk, Artforum, 30 July 2026

The disinvestment over the years runs deep, and was mostly racially guided, Kaniger said. — Zuri Primos july 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026

The nonprofit collective aims to reverse decades of disinvestment and gentrification against Black residents in East Oakland by revitalizing the 50-square-block area between High Street and the San Leandro border. — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 26 July 2026

Our region faces real and serious challenges, including gun violence, neighborhood disinvestment, growing wealth disparity, population stagnation and a fiscal burden that constrains public investment. — Andrea Sáenz, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for disinvestment

• reinvestment
• arrestment
• divestment
• investment