divestiture
noun
the act of divesting.
divestment
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a variation of
divestiture.
Example Sentences
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However, the brokerage trims the stock’s target price to 5.80 baht from 6.00 baht to partly reflect near-term drag from asset divestment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
“There was no update on potential portfolio action, leaving manganese’s longer-term strategic fit unresolved as the aluminum divestment progresses,” it says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
When adjusted for a divestment gain last year and offsetting a stake sale in Indian joint ventures, shareholders’ core net income—also 2.6 billion euros for the quarter—had 10% underlying growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The company is targeting a net debt of $14 billion to $18 billion by end 2027, which will be aided by a $20 billion divestment program.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
It has been pretended, indeed, that the engagement of a citizen in an enterprise of this nature, was a divestment of the character of citizen, and a transfer of jurisdiction over him to another sovereign.
From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3 by Thomas Jefferson Randolph
