Divestiture Definition
dĭ-vĕstĭ-chər, -cho͝or, dī-
divestitures
noun
A divesting or being divested.
Webster's New World
An act of divesting.
American Heritage
The sale, liquidation, or spinoff of a corporate division or subsidiary.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Divestiture
Noun
Singular:
divestiture
Plural:
divestituresOrigin of Divestiture
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From Medieval Latin dīvestītus past participle of dīvestīre to undress variant of disvestīre Latin dis- dis- Latin vestīre to dress vestment
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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