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PRONUNCIATION OF DISINVESTMENT

disinvestment  [ˌdɪsɪnˈvɛstmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISINVESTMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Disinvestment is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DISINVESTMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

disinvestment

Disinvestment

Disinvestment refers to the use of a concerted economic boycott to pressure a government, industry, or company towards a change in policy, or in the case of governments, even regime change. The term was first used in the 1980s, most commonly in the United States, to refer to the use of a concerted economic boycott designed to pressure the government of South Africa into abolishing its policy of apartheid. The term has also been applied to actions targeting Iran, Sudan, Northern Ireland, Myanmar, and Israel.

Definition of disinvestment in the English dictionary

The definition of disinvestment in the dictionary is removal of investment.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISINVESTMENT


adjustment
əˈdʒʌstmənt
agistment
əˈdʒɪstmənt
arrestment
əˈrɛstmənt
blastment
ˈblɑːstmənt
disafforestment
ˌdɪsəˈfɒrɪstmənt
dismastment
dɪsˈmɑːstmənt
divestment
daɪˈvɛstmənt
encrustment
ɪnˈkrʌstmənt
encystment
ɛnˈsɪstmənt
enlistment
ɪnˈlɪstmənt
entrustment
ɪnˈtrʌstmənt
investment
ɪnˈvɛstmənt
maladjustment
ˌmæləˈdʒʌstmənt
overadjustment
ˌəʊvərəˈdʒʌstmənt
overinvestment
ˌəʊvərɪnˈvɛstmənt
readjustment
ˌriːəˈdʒʌstmənt
reenlistment
ˌriːɪnˈlɪstmənt
reinvestment
ˌriːɪnˈvɛstmənt
underinvestment
ˌʌndərɪnˈvestmənt
vestment
ˈvɛstmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISINVESTMENT

disinterest
disinterested
disinterestedly
disinterestedness
disintermediation
disinterment
disinterred
disinterring
disinthral
disinthralled
disinthralling
disintoxicate
disintoxication
disintricate
disinure
disinvest
disinvestiture
disinvigorate
disinvite
disinvolve

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISINVESTMENT

advertisement
allotment
apartment
appointment
assortment
commitment
compartment
cost-of-living adjustment
department
disappointment
enactment
fire department
fitment
graphic design department
one-room apartment
police department
recruitment
service department
State Department
the treatment
treatment

Synonyms and antonyms of disinvestment in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «disinvestment» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISINVESTMENT

Find out the translation of disinvestment to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of disinvestment from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «disinvestment» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

撤资
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desinversión
570 millions of speakers

English

disinvestment
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विनिवेश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سحب الاستثمارات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сокращение капиталовложений
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desinvestimento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিলগ্নিকৃত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

désinvestissement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pelaburan tidak dilunaskan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Desinvestition
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

負の投資
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

투자 회수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Disinvestment
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không vụ lợi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முதலீடுகளைத் திரும்பப் பெறுதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निर्गुंतवणूक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yatırım azalması
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

disinvestimento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dezinwestycji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

скорочення капіталовкладень
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dezinvestire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποεπενδύσεις
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onttrekking
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

desinvestering
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nedsalg
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of disinvestment

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISINVESTMENT»

The term «disinvestment» is regularly used and occupies the 56.728 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISINVESTMENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «disinvestment» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «disinvestment» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about disinvestment

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISINVESTMENT»

Discover the use of disinvestment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to disinvestment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Disinvestment in India: Policies, Procedures, Practices
Sudhir Naib has incisively analysed, from a theoretically informed perspective, crucial aspects of this topical issue.
Sudhir Naib, 2004
2
Disinvestment Programme In India
1 Disinvestment in India : Lacking Perspective Dr. R.S. Tiwari* Disinvestment is one of the most critical area of economic reforms and has been subject of controversy since 1991 when we first introduced these reforms. The issue is more  ...
Sanjay Tiwari, 2006
3
Human Rights, Corporate Complicity and Disinvestment
In this volume legal scholars and political philosophers identify and address the intertwined issues of moral and legal complicity in human rights violations by companies and those who invest in them.
Gro Nystuen, Andreas Follesdal, Ola Mestad, 2011
4
Insurance Redlining: Disinvestment, Reinvestment, and the ...
"Addresses discrimination in the homeowners' insurance market based on the race or ethnic characteristics of neighborhoods or of individuals that are unrelated to risk."--Back cover.
Gregory D. Squires, 1997
5
Disinvestment policy: problems & prospects
With special reference to India.
A. G. Prasad, 1996
6
Accelerating disinvestment of state enterprises: report of a ...
Contributed papers presented at the Workshop on "Accelerating Disinvestment of State Enterprises."
Project for Economic Education (Bombay, India), 2002
7
Disinvestment of public sector enterprises in India: ...
The Slow Pace Of Privatisation Has Disappointed The Public In General. This Book Traces The Philosophy And Growth Of Pses In India And Describes Recent Policy Measures For Their Privatisation.
Vibha Mathur, 2004
8
From Redlining to Reinvestment: Community Responses to Urban ...
Community activists examine how formerly redlined communities have generated billions of dollars in reinvestment.
Gregory D. Squires, 2011
9
Group Discussion
Disinvestment is a form of privatisation whereby the Government sells its stake in Public Sector Units (PSUs) to the private sector. Since the mid-1990s, the Government has been on a major disinvestment drive to cut its losses in PSUs and ...
Anand Ganguly, 2002
10
THE INDIAN ECONOMY
CHAPTER. 21. Disinvestment. in. Public. Sector*. STRUCTURE. AND. CAPITAL. RETURNS. Today, the central public sector is not a homogeneous group of industries. In its origin and background, it is a mixed bag of industries. The public  ...
S. K. RAY, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISINVESTMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term disinvestment is used in the context of the following news items.
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Step by Step, Rebuilding New York City's Open-Air Staircases - WSJ
But by the 1960s, disinvestment and middle-class flight took their toll on the steps streets. And as the city teetered on bankruptcy in the 1970s, ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
How community-led renovation is helping a rundown Pittsburgh …
Decades of cyclical poverty and disinvestment ensued. Deindustrialisation more than halved the city's peak population of 676,000 in 1950. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Bernie Sanders, Martin O'Malley Sprint to Hillary Clinton's Left on …
"It is very much the equivalent of what many of us did during the era of apartheid in South Africa when we urged disinvestment." Both Sanders ... «National Journal, Jul 15»
4
Investing in more than just a supermarket | TheHill
But for the millions of Americans living in low-income neighborhoods marked by decades of disinvestment and unemployment, the opening of a ... «The Hill, Jul 15»
5
A New Jersey legislator is proposing a lottery to clear the winners …
“There's ways of making sure that they're cracking down on state disinvestment, not cutting higher education in their state like many governors ... «Inside Higher Ed, Jul 15»
6
Cos garners Rs 77k cr via OFS in 3-yrs; PSUs mop-up Rs 63k-cr
The OFS framework was subsequently modified based on suggestions received from the market participants to enable disinvestment by ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
7
PSU disinvestments: To begin from August; may fetch Rs 22000 cr
Starting next month, the government will set the ball rolling on its disinvestment programme with as many as 10 public sector undertakings lines ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
8
Govt initiates stake sale in 8 PSUs, CPSE ETF; looks to mop up Rs …
Last week, the Department of Disinvestment (DoD) floated proposals to appoint financial and legal advisors on stake sale in National Thermal ... «Financial Express, Jul 15»
9
Will rash of IPOs and disinvestment affect the secondary market?
According to data from PRIME Database, the initial share sale offerings this fiscal till June have been to the tune of Rs.2,280 crore, slightly ... «Livemint, Jul 15»
10
Disinvestment in Geeta Monitors Private Limited
Cerebra Integrated Technologies Ltd has informed BSE that the Company has decided to disinvest in Geeta Monitors Private Limited to invest ... «Hindu Business Line, Jul 15»

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