disinvestmentn.
/dɪsɪnˈvɛstmənt/ Economics.
The consumption, realization, or reduction of investment; a diminution of capital goods.
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society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [noun] > investment > withdrawing investment
disinvestment1938
divestment1955
divestiture1961
1938 J. M. Keynes in Times 7 Oct. 10/1 The balance-of-trade position and the net disinvestment in this country's foreign assets..also needs particular attention.
1940 Economist 7 Dec. 704/2 The inflow of the metal [gold] provided a vehicle for disinvestment and was a positively deflationary force.
1948 G. Crowther Outl. Money (ed. 2) v. 160 In the early part of a depression the gradual liquidation of these stocks [of raw materials] is an important cause of ‘dis-Investment’. When it is finished..one reason for the decline in Investment is removed.
1971 Sunday Express (Johannesburg) 28 Mar. 15/4 Also noticeable was some disinvestment by institutions.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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