Associations to the word «Divestiture»
Noun
Adverb
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
To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of
understanding; one must use the same words for the same
genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's
experiences in common.