divestiture

or di·vest·ment

[ dih-ves-ti-cher, -choo r or dih-vest-muh nt; dahy- ]

/ dɪˈvɛs tɪ tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər or dɪˈvɛst mənt; daɪ- /

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noun

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, -choo r, dahy-] /dɪˈvɛs tʃər, -tʃʊər, daɪ-/. the sale of business holdings or part of a company, especially under legal compulsion.

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Words nearby divestiture

divertissement, divertive, dives, divest, divestible, divestiture, divi, divi-divi, divid., dividable, divide

Origin of divestiture

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

Example sentences from the Web for divestment

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
Given the BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) platform, probably not.
'Disappearing Palestine' Vancouver Bus Ads Rile Jewish Organizations|Mira Sucharov|August 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST

This year has seen some notable victories for the pro-Palestine boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement.
A Brief History of Hawking’s Boycott|Matthew Kalman|May 8, 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 divestment

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.

divestiture

or di·vest·ment

noun

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