Divestment

//daɪˈvɛstmənt// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    The sale or other disposal of some kind of asset. uncountable, usually

    "The fossil fuel divestment movement is calling on institutions to divest from the companies causing climate change."

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abridgmentbaringbereavementcostcurtailmentdamage

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"BDS stands for the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement."

Etymology

From divest + -ment.

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