Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disinvestment

/dɪsɪnvˈɛstmənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables: dis-in-vest-ment
IPA: /dɪsɪnvˈɛstmənt/

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of disinvesting; negative investment.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English disinvest Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English disinvestment From disinvest + -ment.

Usage

Inflected Forms

disinvestments (plural)

Rhymes With

investment reinvestment divestment

Questions

How do you pronounce disinvestment?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsɪnvˈɛstmənt/.
What does disinvestment mean?: The process of disinvesting; negative investment.
Where does disinvestment come from?: Etymology tree English disinvest Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English disinvestment From disinvest + -ment.

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