disinvest

English

Etymology

dis- +‎ invest

Verb

disinvest (third-person singular simple present disinvests, present participle disinvesting, simple past and past participle disinvested)

  1. To reduce investment, or cease to invest
    • 2009, January 16, “Kate Zernike”, in Students Covering Bigger Share of Costs of College‎:
      “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.

Usage notes

Weaker than related divest, which instead means "sell off existing investments", rather than "reduce or cease new investment".

See also

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