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Vinony

disinvestment

noun

  1. concerted economic boycott to pressure a government, industry, or company towards a change in policy
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English disinvest Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English disinvestment From disinvest + -ment.

  1. The process of disinvesting; negative investment.