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disinvest verb
/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈvest/ v [I] (US also divest) Definition
to sell your shares in a company or to stop taking part in a business activity
disinvestment noun
/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈvest.mənt/ n [U] (US also divestiture , also divestment) (Definition of disinvest verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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