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Word: Divestiture
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century: from medieval Latin divestit- ‘divested’ (from the verb divestire) + -ure
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dʌɪˈvɛstɪtʃə
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈvɛstɪtʃə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the action or process of selling off subsidiary business interests or investments
Short Definition:selling off of subsidiary business interests
Examples:- the divestiture of state-owned assets
Variant Forms:
- divesture
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