divesting

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of selling or transferring ownership of assets or investments.

  - "After analyzing the financial situation, the company decided to divest from the loss-making division."
  - "The government divested its stake in the nationalized bank."

• Verb

  To free oneself from (something, especially a burden or responsibility).

  - "He decided to divest himself of his responsibilities as chairman of the board."
  - "She divested herself of her anger and forgave her sister."

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Antonyms

dress , invest

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Synonyms

deprive , dispossess , disrobe , undress , sell off

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with divesting
Investing , Distancing , Pacing , Chasing

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Variants

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divest , divested , divesting , divestment , divestments , divests , divest (oneself) of (something) , divest of , divest of something , divest oneself of , divest oneself of something , divested of , divesting of , divests of

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Forms

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Divest (verb), Divestment (noun), Divested (past tense)

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'divestire', meaning 'to undress' or 'to strip'. In financial context, it came to mean selling or disposing of assets.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'divestment' was first used in the financial context in the late 19th century.

2. Divestment is often used in the context of socially responsible investing, where investors sell stocks in companies that do not align with their ethical or moral values.

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Related Concepts

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1. Asset Allocation: The process of distributing an investment portfolio among various asset classes to maximize returns and minimize risk.

2. Mergers and Acquisitions: Business transactions in which one company gains control of another company, resulting in a merged entity.

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Culture

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Divesting has been used extensively in corporate finance and economics, particularly in the context of mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, and portfolio management. It is also used metaphorically to describe freeing oneself from burdens or responsibilities.

How to Memorize "divesting"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine selling or transferring ownership of an asset, such as stocks or real estate.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the act of selling or transferring ownership of assets or responsibilities.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in 'Divest: D - Dispose, I - Invest, V - Value, E - Evaluate, S - Sell, T - Transfer'

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