First Known Use: 1601
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divestiture
noun di·ves·ti·ture \dī-ˈves-tə-ˌchu̇r, -chər, də-, chiefly Southern -t(y)u̇(ə)r\
finance : the act of selling stock, property, etc., because of a government order
Full Definition of DIVESTITURE
1
: the act of divesting
2
: the compulsory transfer of title or disposal of interests (as stock in a corporation) upon government order
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Origin of DIVESTITURE
divest + -iture (as in investiture)
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