disinvests
Removes financial stake
Disinvests means to withdraw investment from something, typically by selling off assets or reducing financial commitment.
A company disinvests from a market when it pulls out resources.
Governments disinvest by selling state-owned enterprises.
The term often appears in contexts of political or ethical withdrawal: The university disinvests from fossil fuels.
Also used for personal retreat from emotional investment.
Prolonged economic decline
- downturnEconomic decline period
- contractionReduction in size
- depressionProlonged low state
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
bear market · slowdown · capital flight · credit crunch · deleveraging · asset stripping · depreciation · devaluation
Disposal of assets
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- liquidationSelling assets for cash
- sell-offRapid mass divestiture
- unloadingRemoving contents from carrier
disposal · relinquishment · shedding · jettisoning · dismantling · decoupling · extrication · disengagement
Planned spending reductions
- funding cutsReductions in allocated money
- retrenchmentReduction of expenditures
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
- cost-cuttingReducing expenditures deliberately
curtailment · scaling back · paring down · economizing · spending cuts · defunding
recession
Prolonged economic decline
- downturnEconomic decline period
- contractionReduction in size
- depressionProlonged low state
stagnation · bear market · slowdown · capital flight · credit crunch · deleveraging · asset stripping · depreciation · devaluation
divestiture
Disposal of assets
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- liquidationSelling assets for cash
- sell-offRapid mass divestiture
unloading · disposal · relinquishment · shedding · jettisoning · dismantling · decoupling · extrication · disengagement · detachment
budget cuts
Planned spending reductions
- funding cutsReductions in allocated money
- retrenchmentReduction of expenditures
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
cost-cutting · curtailment · scaling back · paring down · economizing · spending cuts · defunding