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📉divest

verb
/daɪˈvɛst/
divertible divestiture
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Meaning

to strip away possessions, rights, or assets; to rid oneself of

Example Sentences

The company decided to divest its unprofitable division.

Example Expressions

divest oneself of

Synonyms

dispose, strip, rid, relinquish, sell off

Antonyms

acquire, invest, keep

Collocations

divest assets, divest interests, divest holdings, divest company

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