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divestiture
di·ves·ti·ture [ di vésti chr, dī vésti chr, di véstichər, dī véstichər ]


noun 
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1. dispossession: the removal or deprivation of something
2. sale of property: the sale of one or more of a company's subsidiaries, divisions, or holdings, or of its stock in those holdings
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