English Explanatory Dictionary

divestiture

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of selling something off, especially an investment or a business.
  2. The process of stripping away an individual's confidence, values and attitudes in order to indoctrinate the individual into an organization.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈvɛstɪt͡ʃɚ/ /daɪ-/ /-tə-/ /-t͡ʃʊɹ/ /-tjʊɹ/ /daɪˈvɛstɪt͡ʃə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Yangolin-divestiture.wav LL-Q1860_(eng)-Gt59514-divestiture.wav

Word forms

divestiture divestitures

Derived words

horizontal divestiture postdivestiture predivestiture
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