disinvest

[ dis-in-vest ]

verb (used without object)

1. to engage in disinvestment.

verb (used with object)

1. to subject (capital goods) to disinvestment.

disinvest

/ ˌdɪsɪnˈvɛst /

verb

1. usually foll by in to remove investment (from)
2. intr to reduce the capital stock of an economy or enterprise, as by not replacing obsolete machinery

Derived Forms

• ˌdisinˈvestment, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of disinvest¹

First recorded in 1620–30; dis- ¹ + invest