divestiture

CEFRC2

/dɪˈvɛstɪt͡ʃɚ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The act of selling or giving up property, power, or responsibility.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The process of stripping away an individual's confidence, values and attitudes in order to indoctrinate the individual into an organization.

Examples

  • The company completed the divestiture of its non-core business assets.

  • Divestiture reduced the firm's debt.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • /-tə-/
  • /-tjʊɹ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

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

More examples

In context

  • The company underwent a major divestiture.

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

  • Divestiture socialisation tries to strip away certain characteristics of the recruit.

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