disinvestment
noun
dis·in·vest·ment
ˌdis-in-ˈves(t)-mənt 
: consumption of capital
also
: the withdrawing of investment
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Departing staff previously told the Journal Sentinel that the problem is linked to a lack of equitable resources in the schools where students have the highest needs after generations of disinvestment.
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Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 30 Dec. 2025
The area experienced decades of economic disinvestment as a result.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 30 Dec. 2025
Michigan saw $3 billion worth of disinvestment this year as companies scrapped planned EV factories or closed existing ones, according to the Atlas analysis.
—CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
Whitmer blamed disinvestment, changing education policy aims, the COVID-19 pandemic and addictive technology competing for students' attention.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
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Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 30 Dec. 2025
The area experienced decades of economic disinvestment as a result.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 30 Dec. 2025
Michigan saw $3 billion worth of disinvestment this year as companies scrapped planned EV factories or closed existing ones, according to the Atlas analysis.
—CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
Whitmer blamed disinvestment, changing education policy aims, the COVID-19 pandemic and addictive technology competing for students' attention.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disinvestment
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“Disinvestment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disinvestment. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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