Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deinvest

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dein-vest
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To withdraw one's investment. Divest (of which deinvest is a misspelling).

Etymology

From de- + invest.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

deinvests (present, singular) deinvesting (participle, present) deinvested (participle, past) deinvested (past)

Frequently Paired Words

deinvestment

Questions

What does deinvest mean?
To withdraw one's investment. Divest (of which deinvest is a misspelling).
Where does deinvest come from?
From de- + invest.

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