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disinvest
verb dis·in·vest \(ˌ)dis-in-ˈvest\
finance : to take your money out of an area, industry, company, etc., by selling property, shares, or stock
Full Definition of DISINVEST
intransitive verb
: to reduce or eliminate capital investment (as in an industry or area)
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First Known Use of DISINVEST
1945
Rhymes with DISINVEST
acid test, almagest, anapest, beta test, blanket chest, Bucharest, decongest, disinfest, disinterest, false arrest, galley-west, Hammerfest, hornet's nest, house arrest, manifest, north-northwest, palimpsest, placement test, predigest, quarter rest, reinvest, rinderpest, Rorschach test, Sackville-West, second-best, self-addressed, self-confessed, self-interest, self-possessed, uninterest, unprofessed, vision quest
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