disinvest

美 [ˌdɪsɪnˈvest]英 [ˌdɪsɪnˈvest]

disinvest

verb

business 商撤资；减少（对…的）投资
to stop investing money in a company, industry or country; to reduce the amount of money invested

verb

remove (someone's or one's own) clothes: The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim; She divested herself of her outdoor clothes; He disinvested himself of his garments; Synonym: strip undress divest

reduce or dispose of;cease to hold (an investment): The company decided to divest; the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property; There was pressure on the university to disinvest in South Africa; Synonym: divest

deprive of status or authority: he was divested of his rights and his title; They disinvested themselves of their rights; Synonym: divest

数据来源：WordNet

1

eg.The recession has caused many investors to disinvest in real estate .

经济萧条导致许多投资者减少了对房地产的投资。
2

There was pressure on the university to disinvest in south africa .

这所大学面临在南部非洲缩减投资的压力。
3

The director said share holders had always been able to disinvest , but not at a known price .

主管说股东一直是能停止投资的，只是不知在哪个价位。
4

The Swedish company has decided to disinvest from non-strategic activities in europe .

这家瑞典公司已经决定在欧洲停止非战略性活动的投资。
5

Finance chief Ken Goldman said Yahoo will look at which products are " strong winners " for the company and " disinvest " in others .

财务负责人KenGoldman说雅虎将会判断哪种产品对公司来说最有优势，并且撤销对其他产品的投资。