disinvestment
noun
dis·in·vest·ment
ˌdis-in-ˈves(t)-mənt 
: consumption of capital
also
: the withdrawing of investment
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These patterns reflect decades of disinvestment and housing policy decisions, not personal choices.
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Anthony Nicome, STAT, 13 May 2026
Expanding economic opportunity to combat historic disinvestment and high poverty rates.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Larger and more targeted Criminology research helps explain the particular risks of abrupt disinvestment.
—Andrea Hagan, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
In the 1980s, the early leaders of West Sacramento — what was a historically industrial area, then struggling with disinvestment and infrastructure woes — had reason to negotiate with Yolo County for a higher percentage of the property tax revenues.
—Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
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Anthony Nicome, STAT, 13 May 2026
Expanding economic opportunity to combat historic disinvestment and high poverty rates.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Larger and more targeted Criminology research helps explain the particular risks of abrupt disinvestment.
—Andrea Hagan, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
In the 1980s, the early leaders of West Sacramento — what was a historically industrial area, then struggling with disinvestment and infrastructure woes — had reason to negotiate with Yolo County for a higher percentage of the property tax revenues.
—Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
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“Disinvestment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disinvestment. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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