disinvesting

Verb

disinvest (third-person singular simple present disinvests, present participle disinvesting, simple past and past participle disinvested)

1. (also, figuratively, transitive) To reduce investment, or cease to invest.
   • “The institutions whose primary mission is teaching — the masters and community colleges and bachelors colleges, are slowly disinvesting in the teaching function,” Ms. Wellman said.2009 January 16, Kate Zernike, “Students Covering Bigger Share of Costs of College”, in New York Times

   Antonyms:

   invest