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disgorgement

/dɪsˈɡɔː(ɹ)dʒmənt/

disgorgement noun: an act of disgorging (giving something up involuntarily).

Noun

disgorgement (countable and uncountable, plural disgorgements)

  1. An act of disgorging (giving something up involuntarily).
    • All mentioned celebrities except for Soulja Boy and Austin Mahone agreed to pay a total of over $400,000 in disgorgement, interest and penalties to settle the charges, without admitting or denying the SEC’s findings.2023 March 23, Maya Yang, “SEC charges celebrities including Lindsay Lohan over cryptocurrency endorsements”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Forms of disgorgement

pluraldisgorgements

Origin of disgorgement

From disgorge + -ment.

Questions about disgorgement

What does disgorgement mean?
Disgorgement means an act of disgorging (giving something up involuntarily).
What part of speech is disgorgement?
Disgorgement is a noun.
How do you pronounce disgorgement?
Disgorgement is pronounced /dɪsˈɡɔː(ɹ)dʒmənt/.
What is the plural of disgorgement?
The plural of disgorgement is disgorgements.

Words near disgorgement in the dictionary

  1. disglory
  2. disgodded
  3. disgorge
  4. disgorgeable
  5. disgorged
  6. disgorgement
  7. disgorgements
  8. disgorger
  9. disgorgers
  10. disgorges
  11. disgorgest

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