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Meaning of "divestiture" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DIVESTITURE

divestiture  [daɪˈvɛstɪtʃə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIVESTITURE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Divestiture is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DIVESTITURE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

divestiture

Divestment

In finance and economics, divestment or divestiture is the reduction of some kind of asset for financial, ethical, or political objectives or sale of an existing business by a firm. A divestment is the opposite of an investment.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIVESTITURE


dictature
dɪkˈteɪtʃə
disinvestiture
ˌdɪsɪnˈvɛstɪtʃə
expenditure
ɪkˈspɛndɪtʃə
forfeiture
ˈfɔːfɪtʃə
furniture
ˈfɜːnɪtʃə
garniture
ˈɡɑːnɪtʃə
hemstitcher
ˈhɛmˌstɪtʃə
investiture
ɪnˈvɛstɪtʃə
legislature
ˈlɛdʒɪsˌleɪtʃə
literature
ˈlɪtərɪtʃə
miniature
ˈmɪnɪtʃə
nature
ˈneɪtʃə
nourriture
ˈnʌrɪtʃə
pitcher
ˈpɪtʃə
portraiture
ˈpɔːtrɪtʃə
signature
ˈsɪɡnɪtʃə
stitcher
ˈstɪtʃə
switcher
ˈswɪtʃə
temperature
ˈtɛmprɪtʃə
vestiture
ˈvestɪtʃə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIVESTITURE

divertibility
divertible
diverticula
diverticular
diverticular disease
diverticulate
diverticulitis
diverticulosis
diverticulum
divertimenti
divertimento
diverting
divertingly
divertisement
divertissement
divertive
Dives
divest
divestment
divesture

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIVESTITURE

adventure
capital expenditure
confiture
current expenditure
defence expenditure
discomfiture
door furniture
fioriture
government expenditure
nouriture
part of the furniture
patio furniture
period furniture
primogeniture
public expenditure
recurrent expenditure
reproduction furniture
revenue expenditure
street furniture
unit furniture
voiture

Synonyms and antonyms of divestiture in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «divestiture» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIVESTITURE

Find out the translation of divestiture to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of divestiture from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «divestiture» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

剥离
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desinversión
570 millions of speakers

English

divestiture
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भंडाफोड़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تصفية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

разгосударствления
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alienação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

divestiture
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cession
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Divestasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Veräußerung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

剥奪
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

매각
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Divestasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lấy đi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆணையால்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विक्री करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

elinden alma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cessione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zbycie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

роздержавлення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cesionarea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκποίηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afstoting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avyttring
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

divestiture
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of divestiture

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIVESTITURE»

The term «divestiture» is regularly used and occupies the 96.407 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIVESTITURE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about divestiture

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIVESTITURE»

Discover the use of divestiture in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to divestiture and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Acquisition & Divestiture of Petroleum Property: A Guide ...
Actions that will lead to success in acquiring or divesting oil and gas producing assets and the path to maximizing value and minimizing one's mistakes are presented in this volume.
Jim Haag, 2005
2
The Divestiture Option: A Guide for Financial and Corporate ...
Offers an in-depth guide to divestiture - increasingly a component of financial restructuring plans.
Richard John Schmidt, 1990
3
Corporate Divestitures: A Mergers and Acquisitions Best ...
Providing practical application of best practices employed in the divestiture process, Corporate Divestitures provides you with detailed guidance on how your corporation should handle a divestiture.
William J. Gole, Paul J. Hilger, 2008
4
The Great Divestiture: Evaluating the Welfare Impact of the ...
This comprehensive cost-benefit study analyzes the effect of British privatization on key groups, concluding that ownership change per se had little impact on productivity and efficiency and contributed to regressive redistribution.
Massimo Florio, 2004
5
After Divestiture: The Political Economy of State ...
Examines the effect of the 1984 shattering of the ATandT monopoly on telephone service.
Paul Eric Teske, 1990
6
Declining Demand, Divestiture, and Corporate Strategy
This is a reprint of a previously published book. It's original title was Strategies for Decliing Businesses.
Kathryn Rudie Harrigan, 2003
7
Corporate Divestiture Management: Organizational Techniques ...
Jan-Hendrik Sewing makes a significant contribution to opening the black box of current divestiture decision-making.
Jan-Hendrik Sewing, 2010
8
A study of the Commission's Divestiture Process.
Executive Summary This Report1 discusses the Commission's on-going Divestiture Study. It evaluates the results of numerous interviews, conducted in a case-study format, for insights into the Commission's divestiture orders and divestiture ...
9
Does Divestiture Matter?: A Framework for Learning from ...
serious and balanced study of what actually happened in the wake of divestiture" (forthcoming). Although the situation has improved somewhat since this observation was made, the emerging empirical evidence either addresses questions ...
Ahmed Galal, 1990
10
After the Breakup: Assessing the New Post-AT&T Divestiture Era
Although deconstruction has become a popular catchword, as an intellectual movement it has never entirely caught on within the university.
Barry G. Cole, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIVESTITURE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term divestiture is used in the context of the following news items.
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Is EMC Corp. (EMC) Mulling the Divestiture of Syncplicity?
Storage and security solutions provider, EMC Corporation (EMC - Analyst Report) has reportedly been in talks with Skyview Capital LLC for the ... «Zacks.com, Jul 15»
2
Divestiture Offer Fails to Save Merger Where FTC Wins on Market …
The decision also provides valuable insight as to the analysis a court might apply to a proposed divestiture remedy designed to adequately ... «The National Law Review, Jul 15»
3
Comstock Resources: $115 Million Asset Divestiture Isn't All Bad …
The asset divestiture, it should be noted, will also force Comstock to record between a $100 to $110 million pre-tax write down at closing ... «Seeking Alpha, Jul 15»
4
Cardtronics UK Completes Sale of Retail Cash-in-Transit Operation
Cardtronics expects its revenues in the second half of 2015 to be reduced by approximately $13 million due to this divestiture. Impact on profits ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
5
Tonawanda cookie plant to be part of ConAgra divestiture
... represent a suboptimal use of our resources. To prevent further distraction, we are pursuing the divestiture of our private brands operations.” ... «Buffalo Business First, Jul 15»
6
Comverse Completes Divestiture of BSS Business to Amdocs
Comverse CNSI, -2.95% today announced it has completed the divestiture of its BSS business unit to Amdocs DOX, -0.36% for a purchase ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
7
GE's Divestiture Plans Hit Hurdles
The Justice Department sued to block General Electric Co.'s planned $3.3 billion sale of its appliance business to Electrolux AB, leaving the ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
8
Comstock Resources, Inc. Announces Divestiture of Burleson …
The Company expects to realize a pre-tax loss on the divestiture ranging from $100.0 to $110.0 million. Taking the divestiture into account, ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
9
Delphi Closes Thermal Divestiture
GILLINGHAM, England, Jul 01, 2015 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Delphi Automotive PLC DLPH, -5.32% has closed the sale of its wholly owned ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
10
BASF Completes Divestiture of Textile Chemicals Business to …
The closing of this divestiture is expected by August 2015. All remaining businesses of BASF in Pakistan, which are conducted by BASF Chemicals & Polymers ... «Newswire Today, Jul 15»

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