divesture
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divest (daɪˈvɛst) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (usually foll by of) | |
| 1. | to strip (of clothes): to divest oneself of one's coat |
| 2. | to deprive or dispossess |
| 3. | property law to take away an estate or interest in property vested (in a person) |
| [C17: changed from earlier | |
| di'vestible | |
| —adj | |
| divestiture | |
| —n | |
| divesture | |
| —n | |
| di'vestment | |
| —n | |
| divest (daɪˈvɛst) | |
| —vb (usually foll by of) | |
| 1. | to strip (of clothes): to divest oneself of one's coat |
| 2. | to deprive or dispossess |
| 3. | property law to take away an estate or interest in property vested (in a person) |
| [C17: changed from earlier | |
| di'vestible | |
| —adj | |
| divestiture | |
| —n | |
| divesture | |
| —n | |
| di'vestment | |
| —n | |
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
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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Example sentences
With divesture looming, the corporation's executives decided to sell this building.
We therefore stand ready to appoint a trustee when the divesture period ends.
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