disinvest

dis·in·vest

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dis-in-vest]
- /ˌdɪs ɪnˈvɛst/
- /ˌdɪ.sɪn.ˈvest/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dis-in-vest]
- /ˌdɪs ɪnˈvɛst/

Definitions of disinvest word

verb without object disinvest to engage in disinvestment. 1
verb with object disinvest to subject (capital goods) to disinvestment. 1
noun disinvest Withdraw or reduce an investment. 1
verb disinvest to remove investment (from) 0
verb disinvest to reduce the capital stock of an economy or enterprise, as by not replacing obsolete machinery 0
verb disinvest To disinvest in a company is to remove investment from it. 0

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Origin of disinvest

First appearance:

before 1620

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1620-30; dis-1 + invest

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Parts of speech for Disinvest

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Disinvest

disinvest popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Antonyms for disinvest

verb disinvest

invest — to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.

Just one Antonym for disinvest