disinvestment

noun

dis·in·vest·ment ˌdis-in-ˈves(t)-mənt

: consumption of capital

also : the withdrawing of investment

Examples of disinvestment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Suburbanites of all races chose to scapegoat immigrants for the struggle of local services to keep up with growth, when in truth corporate disinvestment and government cutbacks were the bigger culprits. —

Becky Nicolaides / Made By History, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024 Zoom out: The mayor has repeatedly pointed to the cycle of disinvestment and poverty as the root cause of violent crime in the city. —

Carrie Shepherd, Axios, 10 July 2024 Generations of Central Brooklynites have also been forced to deal with another harsh reality — a legacy of neglect, disinvestment and sometimes outright hostility from our government. —

Zellnor Myrie, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2024 With fewer people to pay, those who stayed would have to pick up more of the tax slack, pushing more to exit and fueling the loss of both homeowners and businesses, accelerating disinvestment and economic decline. —

A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for disinvestment

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