disinvest

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disinvest

verb disinvests · disinvesting · disinvested

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.
Opposite: invest

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Español	desinvertir

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@misc{disinvest_2026,
  title = {disinvest},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/disinvest},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}