Definitions for disinvest
ˌdɪs ɪnˈvɛstdis·in·vest

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. divest, disinvestverb

   deprive of status or authority

   "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights"

2. divest, disinvestverb

   reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)

   "The company decided to divest"; "the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property"; "There was pressure on the university to disinvest in South Africa"

3. strip, undress, divest, disinvestverb

   remove (someone's or one's own) clothes

   "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. disinvestverb

   To reduce investment, or cease to invest

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. disinvest

   In finance and economics, divestment or divestiture is the reduction of some kind of asset for financial, ethical, or political objectives or sale of an existing business by a firm. A divestment is the opposite of an investment. Divestiture is an adaptive change and adjustment of a company's ownership and business portfolio made to confront with internal and external changes.

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1. disinvest

   Disinvest refers to the action of an individual, company, or government reducing or withdrawing its investments made in a particular asset, industry, or country. This can be carried out through measures like selling off assets and stocks or halting capital investments. Disinvestment is often a strategic decision influenced by various financial, economic, political, or social factors. It may also refer to an official policy or process of divestment by a government, often of fully or partially owned public sector companies.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Disinvest

   dis-in-vest′, v.t. to divest.—n. Disinvest′iture, the action of disinvesting.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of disinvest in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of disinvest in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of disinvest in a Sentence

1. Stephen Givens:

   A stock buyback gives shareholders a choice to sell out or stay invested, whereas a dividend forces all shareholders not only to disinvest but to pay tax at higher rates on the cash dividend than they would pay if they sold their stock back to the company.

2. Paul Grimwood:

   We’ve seen a number of people disinvest in quality in frozen because they’re trying to get their prices lower, that’s not the way to go.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=disinvest
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Disinvest
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disinvest
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=disinvest