divestiture

[ dih-ves-ti-cher, -choor, dahy- ]

noun

1. the act of divesting.
2. the state of being divested.
3. something, as property or investments, that has been divested:

   to reexamine the company's acquisitions and divestitures.

4. Also di·ves·ture [] the sale of business holdings or part of a company, especially under legal compulsion.

divestiture

1. The act of a corporation or conglomerate in getting rid of a subsidiary company or division. In a tactic to pressure South Africa to end apartheid , during the 1980s many Americans and Europeans urged divestiture on corporations doing business in South Africa.

Word History and Origins

Origin of divestiture¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; di- ² + (in)vestiture

Example Sentences

After publicly discussing the potential divestiture of Amobee late last year, Singtel has engaged the services of investment bank Moelis kicking off a process that could see it part ways with its ad tech subsidiary.

From Digiday

In 2021, 80% of businesses surveyed are planning strategic big moves, such as acquisitions, divestitures, new business models, and widespread automation.

From MIT Technology Review

This lawsuit seeks “to unwind any advantages that Google gained as a result of its anti-competitive conduct, including divestiture of assets as appropriate,” which could include a breakup.

From MIT Technology Review

Ron Josey, an analyst at investment banking firm JMP Securities, says a forced divestiture would set an “interesting” precedent for other Big Tech companies.

From Fortune

If an extension hasn’t already been granted, Mir said the Justice Department would have to go to court and seek enforcement of the divestiture order.

From Fortune

All this, says the American former diplomat, amounts to a “day-by-day divestiture of government authority.”

From The Daily Beast

But I think American Jews on the whole are not pro-divestiture.

From The Daily Beast

He is more puzzled over this problem of divestiture than any other, and finds the solution of it only in "sexual selection."

From Project Gutenberg

This divestiture of sensation proceeds to such an extent that there is nothing left beyond what M. Villey calls the pure form.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• disinvestment
• divestment