disinvestment
pronunciation
How to pronounce disinvestment in British English:
UK [ˌdɪsɪnˈvestmənt]
How to pronounce disinvestment in American English:
US [ˌdɪsɪnˈvɛstmənt]
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- Noun:
- the withdrawal of capital from a country or corporation
Word Origin
- disinvestment (n.)
- 1938, first recorded in writings of J.M. Keynes, from dis- + investment. The verb disinvest in this sense is a back-formation attested from 1961. Related: Disinvested; disinvesting.
Example
- 1. This disinvestment laid waste to productivity .
- 2. The implicit question of disinvestment is that limelight after the shares are still likely to continue .
- 3. And the finance minister budgeted only 11 billion rupees from disinvestment .
- 4. Too much debt , or badly structured debt , can distort investment incentives and lead eventually to disinvestment .
- 5. Goal is to prevent overbuilding that leads to vacancies , disinvestment , and blight .