DIVESTITURE


Meaning of DIVESTITURE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dī-ˈves-tə-ˌchu̇r, -chər, də-, chiefly Southern ]

-t(y)u̇(ə)r noun

Etymology: divest + -iture (as in investiture )

Date: 1601

1. : the act of divesting

2. : the compulsory transfer of title or disposal of interests (as stock in a corporation) upon government order

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.