Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disinvest

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables: dis-in-vest
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reduce investment, or cease to invest.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"“The institutions whose primary mission is teaching — the masters and community colleges and bachelors colleges, are slowly disinvesting in the teaching function,” Ms. Wellman said."
"If none of the first four response strategies is attractive or even feasible, the remaining alternative is to disinvest—that is, to withhold or withdraw resources from the business or to exit. This strategy involves shifting investments from a declining […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English invest English disinvest From dis- + invest.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

disinvests (present, singular) disinvesting (participle, present) disinvested (participle, past) disinvested (past)

Derived Forms

disinvestment

Frequently Paired Words

divest

Synonyms

strip undress divest

Antonyms

invest

Questions

What does disinvest mean?: To reduce investment, or cease to invest.
Where does disinvest come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English invest English disinvest From dis- + invest.

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