reinvestment

noun

re·​in·​vest·​ment ˌrē-ən-ˈves(t)-mənt 

1

: the action of reinvesting : the state of being reinvested

2

: a second or repeated investment

Examples of reinvestment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols proposed a $105 million private trust, called Road to Repair, aimed at ameliorating the long-term damage of the massacre through scholarships, housing, and general reinvestment in Tulsa’s Greenwood district. —Caleb Gayle, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026

The total capital returned to shareholders as a percentage of the current market capitalization seems to be inversely related to growth opportunities for reinvestment. —Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026

Yet more than $100 million per year in net cannabis revenues has been reinvested in public health, substance use treatment, community reinvestment and research. —Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026

Communities like Livingston and Whitefish hope to prove that local control, transparency, and reinvestment can make tourism work for residents, not around them. —Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for reinvestment

• disinvestment
• arrestment
• divestment
• investment