divestment

English

/daɪˈvɛstmənt/

noun
Definitions
  • (finance) The sale or other disposal of some kind of asset.

Etymology

Suffix from English divest root from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (buy, sell, wet, eat, dress, moist, put on, clothe, moisture, graze, wear, damp, prick, stick, consume, pierce, feast, fat, be, happy, stab, be cheerful, sting).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wes-

Gloss

buy, sell, wet, eat, dress, moist, put on, clothe, moisture, graze, wear, damp, prick, stick, consume, pierce, feast, fat, be, happy, stab, be cheerful, sting

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

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