disinvestment

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The long path here has veered between periods of openness, which helped U.S. companies profit and the Venezuelan economy grow, to those of resource nationalism and international disinvestment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

For a while many businesses made good money trading with South Africa, but the injustice of apartheid attracted global condemnation and UN sanctions which forced disinvestment and, eventually, helped to end the apartheid regime.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2025

When the last of the mills closed in the 1990s, the Tree Streets fell into a period of disinvestment and disrepair.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2024

San Bernardino isn’t the only city in the Inland Empire that has suffered economic disinvestment over the last 30 years — but Montaño pointed out that many of them did something about it.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2024

Population loss and disinvestment make it difficult to maintain a water system, with fewer people paying for infrastructure designed for a much larger city.

From Salon • May 8, 2024