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divestiture

[dih-ves-ti-cher, -choor, dahy-] / dɪˈvɛs tɪ tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər, daɪ- /
NOUN
deprivation
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It would have “dominant” market shares in New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles, “triggering major antitrust, divestiture, alliance, execution and valuation risks,” Fitzgerald said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

The sale fetches about C$3.3 million, and the company says it has now realized about C$65.8 million in gross proceed from the divestiture of U.S. assets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

The divestiture shaved the segment’s top line by more than half.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Aside from the Issuer Solutions divestiture, Global Payments acquired payment processor Worldpay earlier this year.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Let the enfranchisement be made a tentative thing; and let there be a provision for the divestiture of the Indian of the right, in case disaster to him should supervene upon its application.

From A Treatise on the Six-Nation Indians by Mackenzie, J. B. (James Bovell)