disinvestment
noun
dis·in·vest·ment
ˌdis-in-ˈves(t)-mənt 
: consumption of capital
also
: the withdrawing of investment
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Sheppard Park was chosen due to its location and historical disinvestment, and the team plans to focus on addressing litter and graffiti there, Frailley said.
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Dmitry Martirosov, The Courier-Journal, 4 June 2024
In some ways, the closure echoes the broader disinvestment that has historically plagued the area.
—Téa Kvetenadze, New York Daily News, 29 May 2024
High rent and disinvestment in low-income neighborhoods could be drivers in the closure of third place businesses, according to Jessica Finlay, an assistant professor in the Institute of Behavioral Science and the department of geography at the University of Colorado Boulder.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 7 May 2024
But the law, which incentivizes domestic consumption and may lead to disinvestment from Europe, risks alienating European countries, which fear a permanent U.S. turn toward protectionism.
—Marie Jourdain, Foreign Affairs, 28 Nov. 2022
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Dmitry Martirosov, The Courier-Journal, 4 June 2024
In some ways, the closure echoes the broader disinvestment that has historically plagued the area.
—Téa Kvetenadze, New York Daily News, 29 May 2024
High rent and disinvestment in low-income neighborhoods could be drivers in the closure of third place businesses, according to Jessica Finlay, an assistant professor in the Institute of Behavioral Science and the department of geography at the University of Colorado Boulder.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 7 May 2024
But the law, which incentivizes domestic consumption and may lead to disinvestment from Europe, risks alienating European countries, which fear a permanent U.S. turn toward protectionism.
—Marie Jourdain, Foreign Affairs, 28 Nov. 2022
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“Disinvestment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disinvestment. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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