DIVESTMENT

Etymology

Noun

divestment (usually uncountable, plural divestments)

(finance) The sale or other disposal of some kind of asset.

Synonym: divestiture

Antonym: investment

Source: Wiktionary


Di*vest"ment, n.

Definition: The act of divesting. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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