divestiture - meaning and definition. What is divestiture
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What (who) is divestiture - definition

REDUCTION OF SOME KIND OF ASSET FOR FINANCIAL, ETHICAL, OR POLITICAL OBJECTIVES OR SALE OF AN EXISTING BUSINESS BY A FIRM
Divestiture; Divest; Divested; Divestitures; Divesting; Disinvest; Divests; Divestments; Factory farming divestment

Divestiture         
·noun The act of stripping, or depriving; the state of being divested; the deprivation, or surrender, of possession of property, rights, ·etc.
divestiture         
(also divesture)
¦ noun another term for divestment.
divestiture         
n. the court-ordered or voluntary giving up of a possession or right, which is a common result in an antitrust action to prevent monopoly or other restraint of trade.

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Divestment

In finance and economics, divestment or divestiture is the reduction of some kind of asset for financial, ethical, or political objectives or sale of an existing business by a firm. A divestment is the opposite of an investment. Divestiture is an adaptive change and adjustment of a company's ownership and business portfolio made to confront with internal and external changes.

Pronunciation examples for divestiture
1. or a large divestiture.
The Outsiders _ William Thorndike _ Talks at Google
2. It appears this divestiture has been defeated.
Mr Deeds (2002)
3. Ladies and gentlemen, the bottom line is that this divestiture
Mr Deeds (2002)
4. So the company, at the end of this series of divestitures,
The Outsiders _ William Thorndike _ Talks at Google
5. of the United States from his chambers after the AT&T divestiture case
The Laws of Disruption _ Larry Downes _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of divestiture
1. This time we think divestiture is the right move.
2. Nobody expected the divestiture to happen that quickly.
3. Divestiture of state pension funds has been approved in several states.
4. Citing continued security concerns, critics threatened to pass legislation to force a full divestiture.
5. Companies doing humanitarian work in the Sudan are exempt from the divestiture order.