Disinvest — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

deprive of status or authority

reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈʌdʒɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪsɪnvˈɛst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪsɪnvˈɛst/

3 syllables Say it as /dɹˈʌdʒɹi/.

Examples

he was divested of his rights and his title
They disinvested themselves of their rights
The company decided to divest

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

divest undress strip

Antonyms

invest

Parts of Speech

verb	deprive of status or authority “he was divested of his rights and his title”
verb	reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment) “The company decided to divest”
verb	remove (someone's or one's own) clothes “The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim”

Word Forms

divestiture	noun	the sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division
disinvestment	noun	the withdrawal of capital from a country or corporation
strip	noun	a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music
undress	noun	partial or complete nakedness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

desinvestieren

Status oder Autorität entziehen

🇫🇷French

désinvestir

priver de statut ou d'autorité

🇪🇸Spanish

desinvertir

privar de estatus o autoridad

🇮🇹Italian

disinvestire

privo di status o autorità

🇳🇱Dutch

desinvesteren

ontnemen van status of gezag

🇵🇹Portuguese

desinvestir

privar de status ou autoridade

🇷🇺Russian

изымать инвестиции

лишить статуса или власти

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विनिवेश

स्थिति या अधिकार से वंचित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিনিয়োগ

মর্যাদা বা কর্তৃত্ব থেকে বঞ্চিত

🇮🇳Tamil

முதலீடு விலக்கு

அந்தஸ்து அல்லது அதிகாரத்தை இழக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

పెట్టుబడుల ఉపసంహరణ

హోదా లేదా అధికారాన్ని కోల్పోతారు

🇮🇳Marathi

निर्गुंतवणूक

स्थिती किंवा अधिकारापासून वंचित ठेवणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિનિવેશ

સ્થિતિ અથવા સત્તાથી વંચિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಂಡವಾಳ ಹಿಂತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

ಸ್ಥಾನಮಾನ ಅಥವಾ ಅಧಿಕಾರದಿಂದ ವಂಚಿತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിക്ഷേപം പിൻവലിക്കുക

പദവിയോ അധികാരമോ നഷ്ടപ്പെടുത്തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਨਿਵੇਸ਼

ਰੁਤਬੇ ਜਾਂ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਤੋਂ ਵਾਂਝਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر سرمایہ کاری

حیثیت یا اختیار سے محروم ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

撤资

剥夺地位或权力

🇯🇵Japanese

投資を取り消す

地位や権限を剥奪する

🇰🇷Korean

투자를 중단하다

지위나 권위를 박탈하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thoái vốn

tước bỏ địa vị hoặc quyền hạn

🇹🇭Thai

เลิกลงทุน

ปราศจากสถานะหรืออำนาจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

membatalkan investasi

menghilangkan status atau otoritas

🇵🇭Filipino

mag-disinvest

pag-alis ng katayuan o awtoridad

🇲🇾Malay

melupuskan pelaburan

melucutkan status atau kuasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عدم الاستثمار

الحرمان من الوضع أو السلطة

🇮🇷Persian

عدم سرمایه گذاری

سلب مقام یا اختیار

🇹🇷Turkish

yatırımdan vazgeçmek

statü veya yetkiden yoksun bırakmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא להשקיע

לשלול מעמד או סמכות

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