divestiture

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

/ dɪˈvɛs tɪ tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər, daɪ- /

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noun

the act of divesting.

the state of being divested.

something, as property or investments, that has been divested:to reexamine the company's acquisitions and divestitures.

Also di·ves·ture

[dih-ves-cher, -choor, dahy-]. /dɪˈvɛs tʃər, -tʃʊər, daɪ-/. the sale of business holdings or part of a company, especially under legal compulsion.

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Also di·vest·ment

[dih-vest-muhnt, dahy-] /dɪˈvɛst mənt, daɪ-/ .

Origin of divestiture

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

How to use divestiture in a sentence

But when it comes to energy, divestment from coal or fossil fuels is much more symbolic—and not very meaningful.
Why Stanford Should Keep Its Coal Stocks|Daniel Gross|May 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Divestment may an appealing short-term action for people concerned with the effects of coal and fossil fuels on the environment.
Why Stanford Should Keep Its Coal Stocks|Daniel Gross|May 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And in the case of South Africa, the divestment effort helped hasten the demise of an evil regime.
Why Stanford Should Keep Its Coal Stocks|Daniel Gross|May 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On campus—and even off-campus—divestment has long been a popular means of channeling outrage.
Why Stanford Should Keep Its Coal Stocks|Daniel Gross|May 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And for that, boycott-divestment supporters have been quick to pounce.
No One Loves a Liberal Zionist|Mira Sucharov|December 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But in a slack and unreflecting fashion the divestment has gone on until the aggregate effect is unmistakable.
An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation|Thorstein Veblen

Cultural definitions for divestiture

divestiture

[ (deye-ves-tuh-chuhr, deye-ves-tuh-choor) ]

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.

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