divesture
divesture is the obsolete form of divestiture.
Meaning of divestiture
Noun
divestiture (countable and uncountable, plural divestitures)
- The act of selling something off, especially an investment or a business.
- Organic sales, which exclude the impact of acquisitions, divestitures and foreign exchange, are now expected to rise 2 per cent to 5 per cent[…].2009 January 31, “Procter & Gamble forced to slice view”, in Toronto Star
- The process of stripping away an individual's confidence, values and attitudes in order to indoctrinate the individual into an organization.
- Divestiture socialisation tries to strip away certain characteristics of the recruit.2009 January 31, Stephen P. Robbins, Organisational behaviour in Southern Africa, Pearson South Africa, page 432
Forms of divesture
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Questions about divesture
- What is divesture the obsolete form of?
- Divesture is the obsolete form of divestiture.
Words near divesture in the dictionary
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