Associations to the word «Divestiture»

Wiktionary

DIVESTITURE, noun. The act of divesting, or something divested
DIVESTITURE, noun. The sale or liquidation of a subsidiary company, especially if forced by some governing authority

Dictionary definition

DIVESTITURE, noun. An order to an offending party to rid itself of property; it has the purpose of depriving the defendant of the gains of wrongful behavior; "the court found divestiture to be necessary in preventing a monopoly".
DIVESTITURE, noun. The sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley