disinvest

[ dis-in-vest ]
/ ˌdɪs ɪnˈvɛst /

verb (used without object)

to engage in disinvestment.

verb (used with object)

to subject (capital goods) to disinvestment.

Origin of disinvest

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

Words nearby disinvest

disinterest, disinterested, disintermediation, disintoxication, disinvent, disinvest, disinvestment, disinvite, disinvolvement, disjasked, disject

British Dictionary definitions for disinvest

disinvest
/ (ˌdɪsɪnˈvɛst) /

verb economics

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

Derived forms of disinvest

disinvestment, noun