divestments

Meanings

• Noun

  The act of selling or transferring ownership of an asset or investment.

  - "After analyzing the market trends, the company decided to make divestments in its loss-making subsidiaries."
  - "The government's divestment from the nationalized industries led to increased competition and efficiency."

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Antonyms

investment

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Synonyms

divestiture

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Variants

List of all variants of divestments that leads to same result
divest , divested , divesting , divestment , divestments , divests

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Etymology

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Divestment originated from the Latin word 'divestire,' which means 'to undress' or 'strip of clothes.' It was first used in the financial context to refer to the selling of assets or investments.

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Trivia

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1. Divestment was a common practice during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in England under Henry VIII.

2. The largest divestment in history was when Norway sold its shares in General Electric in 2018, generating over $12 billion.

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Related Concepts

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1. Disinvestment: Disinvestment is the opposite of divestment and refers to the act of withdrawing financial support or resources from an investment or asset.

2. Asset allocation: Asset allocation is the process of distributing an investment portfolio among various asset classes, such as stocks, bonds, and cash, to optimize risk and return.

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Culture

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Divestment has been used extensively in various contexts, including corporate restructuring, economic policy, and social activism. In the context of social activism, divestment refers to the act of selling stocks or other investments in companies that are perceived to be socially or environmentally harmful.

How to Memorize "divestments"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person selling off their assets or investments one by one, symbolizing the act of divestment.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'divestment' with the act of selling or transferring ownership of an asset or investment.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in 'Divestment': D - Dispose, I - Investments, V - Valuably, E - Earn, S - Sell, T - Transfer, M - Make, E - Efficiently, N - Net, T - Total.

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