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disinvest en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English invest English disinvest From dis- + invest.

Meanings

1. (also, figuratively, transitive) To reduce investment, or cease to invest.
   • “The institutions whose primary mission is teaching — the masters and community colleges and bachelors colleges, are slowly disinvesting in the teaching function,” Ms. Wellman said. 2009 January 16, Kate Zernike, “Students Covering Bigger Share of Costs of College”, in New York Times:
   • If none of the first four response strategies is attractive or even feasible, the remaining alternative is to disinvest—that is, to withhold or withdraw resources from the business or to exit. This strategy involves shifting investments from a declining […] 2013, David A. Aaker, Three Threats to Brand Relevance: Strategies That Work, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN:

Forms

Antonyms

invest

Deriveds

disinvestment

Relateds

divest

Translations (1)

es desinvertir (Translations)