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divestiture
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divestiture
(noun)
divestiture
/daɪ
ˈ
vɛstəˌtʃuɚ/
noun
plural
divestitures
divestiture
/daɪ
ˈ
vɛstəˌtʃuɚ/
noun
plural
divestitures
Britannica Dictionary definition of DIVESTITURE
finance
:
the act of selling stock, property, etc., because of a government order
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Divestitures
are used to break up monopolies.
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Before
divestiture
, the telephone company monopolized the state.
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