What does "divestiture" mean?

The act of selling something off, especially an investment or a business.

What is a synonym for "divestiture"?

Common synonyms include: divestment, divestment.

Pronounced //dɪˈvɛstɪt͡ʃɚ//.

//dɪˈvɛstɪt͡ʃɚ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
The act of selling something off, especially an investment or a business. countable, uncountable
"Organic sales, which exclude the impact of acquisitions, divestitures and foreign exchange, are now expected to rise 2 per cent to 5 per cent[…]."
2
the sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division wordnet
3
The process of stripping away an individual's confidence, values and attitudes in order to indoctrinate the individual into an organization. countable, uncountable
"Divestiture socialisation tries to strip away certain characteristics of the recruit."
4
an order to an offending party to rid itself of property; it has the purpose of depriving the defendant of the gains of wrongful behavior wordnet

"Organic sales, which exclude the impact of acquisitions, divestitures and foreign exchange, are now expected to rise 2 per cent to 5 per cent[…]."

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