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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An obsolete form of divestiture. Boyle.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete Divestiture.

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  • noun Obsolete form of divestiture.

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Examples

  • Calls for divesture, boycotts and war-crime trials increased and criticism of Arafat diminished.

    The Palestinian's tactics and "proportionality" Not a sheep 2009

  • For Hitachi President Hiroaki Nakanishi , the divesture is especially important for his credibility with investors.

    Hitachi Disk-Drive Deal Marks Streamlining Daisuke Wakabayashi 2011

  • Mr. Campbell on Thursday called a potential divesture "completely off the table."

    GE Forecasts Sales, Profit Gains for Appliances Unit 2010

  • The sale was part of Shell ' s portfolio-restructuring efforts, which include the divesture of $7 billion to $8 billion in assets in 2010 and 2011.

    Shell Seeks to Sell Texas Gas Fields Anupreeta Das 2010

  • One could argue that men's divesture from hosiery parallels women's wise shunning of pantyhose.

    Ermenegildo Zegna menswear celebrates 100 years of subtlety 2010

  • (USA Today) Does that make mine the "lost generation" since we may lead the way to a generational divesture out of the stock market?

    Chip Conley: Younger Than Barbie, Older Than Barack 2009

  • It is extremely rare and is often modeled under a divesture system whereby the government transfers the water business to the private sector.

    Water governance 2008

  • Many of these companies have extended their market share by purchasing the former assets of Enel: subsequent to the Enel divesture in 2000 discussed above, Endesa Italia purchased Elettrogen; Edison purchased Eurogen; and a consortium of Belgium's Electrabel, Italy's Acea, and Italy's Energia Italia purchased Interpower, rebranding it Tirreno Power.

    Energy profile of Italy 2008

  • In developing countries divesture accounted for only 8 percent of all worldwide private participation from 1990-2001, and accounted for a total of 16 projects during the same period.

    Water governance 2008

  • A divesture of Citgo will serve as a "canary" foretelling wholesale expropriations of private assets in Venezuela.

    Citgo, Chavismo and Private Property Rights 2007

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  • little-used synonym of 'divestiture'

    September 11, 2008