: to reduce or eliminate capital investment (as in an industry or area)
Example Sentences
Several companies have disinvested from the country to protest its human rights policies.
Recent Examples on the WebCommunities like Louisville's West End have watched government institutions disinvest in them for years. Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 7 Sep. 2022 Curt Witynski, the deputy executive director of the League of Wisconsin Municipalities, said the state government has continued to disinvest in its communities over the years. Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2021 Students, faculty and others have been calling for the board to disinvest in fossil fuels for years. David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, 25 Mar. 2021 The University of Michigan will disinvest its multibillion-dollar endowment from fossil fuels as part of a push to have a net zero carbon investment portfolio. David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, 25 Mar. 2021 But the alternative is to disinvest or to continue to underinvest. Joshua Fechter, ExpressNews.com, 11 Oct. 2020 In many ways, the GND could act as a counterweight to the neoliberal status quo that disinvested in social programs, opting for prisons, border walls, and tech cities. Will Meyer, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2019 Yes, because for one thing, more and more states are disinvesting in higher education at an alarming rate. Sean Illing, Vox, 14 Nov. 2018 Community gardens like this one were, researchers say, are key to stabilizing Philadelphia’s blighted and disinvested neighborhoods over the years and have even reduced violent crime. Samantha Melamed, Philly.com, 16 Apr. 2018 See More