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di•vest•i•ture

Pronunciation: (di-ves'ti-chur, -choor", dī-), [key]
—n.
1. the act of divesting.
2. the state of being divested.
3. something, as property or investments, that has been divested: to reexamine the company's acquisitions and divestitures.
4. Also,di•ves•turePronunciation: (di-ves'chur, -choor, dī-). [key]the sale of business holdings or part of a company, esp. under legal compulsion. Also,di•vest'ment.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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