divestiture
(noun) the sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division
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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
divestiture (countable and uncountable, plural divestitures)
The act of divesting, or something divested.
The process of stripping away a person's confidence, values and attitudes in order to indoctrinate them into an organization.
Source: Wiktionary
Di*vest"i*ture, n.
Definition: The act of stripping, or depriving; the state of being divested; the deprivation, or surrender, of possession of property, rights, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 March 2025
(adjective) moved or operated or effected by liquid (water or oil); “hydraulic erosion”; “hydraulic brakes”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
