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 The story of Detroit's comeback after decades of disinvestment began another chapter this summer with the opening of Michigan Central, a new cultural district and tech hub on a site near the Detroit River that had been one of the city's most notorious symbols of urban decay. —

Steve Freiss, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2024 Preston also noted that most unsafe roads tend to be concentrated in Black and low income communities, because of generations of disinvestment in the infrastructure. —

Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2024 The announcement advances one of Moore’s key campaign promises: to redress generational disinvestment in Black communities by linking high-poverty neighborhoods to regional job centers. —

Danny Nguyen, Washington Post, 28 June 2024 Redlining and disinvestment have created pockets of poverty, and racial and economic segregation touch all aspects of peoples' lives, including their ability to access care for their pets. —

Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for disinvestment

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