Disgorgement

//dɪsˈɡɔː(ɹ)dʒmənt// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An act of disgorging (giving something up involuntarily). countable, uncountable

    "All mentioned celebrities except for Soulja Boy and Austin Mahone agreed to pay a total of over $400,000 in disgorgement, interest and penalties to settle the charges, without admitting or denying the SEC’s findings."

  2. 2
    the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth wordnet

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vomitbarfblowoutclawbackdischargeegesta

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"All mentioned celebrities except for Soulja Boy and Austin Mahone agreed to pay a total of over $400,000 in disgorgement, interest and penalties to settle the charges, without admitting or denying the SEC’s findings."

Etymology

From disgorge + -ment.

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