something, as property or investments, that has been divested
to reexamine the company's acquisitions and divestitures
4. Also: divesture (dɪˈvestʃər, -tʃur, dai-)
the sale of business holdings or part of a company, esp. under legal compulsion
Also: divestment
Word origin
[1595–1605; di-2 + (in)vestiture]This word is first recorded in the period 1595–1605. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Creole, condensation, premium, toss, zero
Examples of 'divestiture' in a sentence
divestiture
Dondo managed to complete his divestiture of the pearl tiara.