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dis⋅in⋅vest

  [dis-in-vest]
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–verb (used without object)
1. to engage in disinvestment.
–verb (used with object)
2. to subject (capital goods) to disinvestment.
Origin:
1620–30; dis- 1 + invest
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Main Entry: dis·in·vest
Pronunciation: "dis-&n-'vest
Function: intransitive verb
1 : to reduce or eliminate capital investment (as in an industry or area)
2 : to give up an investment disinvest —Railroad C. Clark> transitive verb : to cause to give up an investment disinvested or cashed out —Railroad C. Clark>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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