divestiture
noun
, -chər, də-, chiefly Southern -t(y)u̇(ə)r\
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Its 2018 revenue was down from $1.6 billion the year before, a decline the company attributed to divestitures. — Orla Mccaffrey, Dallas News, "Irving pipe maker Forterra names new CEO following resignation," 25 June 2019 Organic sales, which exclude currency fluctuations and the effect of acquisitions and divestitures, rose across Mondelez’s international markets, including a 6.1% gain in Asia, the Middle East and Africa. — Micah Maidenberg, WSJ, "Mondelez Results Boosted by International Sales," 30 Apr. 2019 Industry structure varies with mergers and divestitures. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, "Real World Economics: Playing monopoly is more than just rolling the dice," 16 June 2019 Sprint and T-Mobile are currently in the process of a big merger, and one of the concessions required by the FCC is the divestiture of Boost mobile, Sprint's low-cost, prepaid carrier. — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, "Amazon cell service? Company reportedly interested in buying Boost Mobile," 31 May 2019 The maker of Rubbermaid containers and Elmer’s glue said Friday that core sales from continuing operations, which exclude the impact from divestitures and currency fluctuations, fell 2.4% for the first quarter. — Aisha Al-muslim, WSJ, "Newell Brands Swings to a Loss, Sales Continue to Fall," 3 May 2019 Whether more divestitures could again prove to be the spark eBay needs remains to be seen. — Laura Forman, WSJ, "Can Activist Lightning Strike Twice for eBay?," 22 Jan. 2019 Swan referred to Intel’s divestiture of McAfee and its sale of Wind River as indicators that Intel plans to get back to basics. — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, "Intel CEO Swan says chip shortages will never happen again on his watch," 25 Apr. 2019 Now, PayPal either has to prove that the deal isn’t anticompetitive or offer remedies such as divestitures or other moves to try to appease the CMA. — Ben Dummett, WSJ, "PayPal’s iZettle Deal Raises U.K. Anti-Trust Concerns," 26 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'divestiture.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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divestiture
nounFinancial Definition of divestiture
What It Is
A divestiture or divestment is the reduction of an asset or business through sale, liquidation, exchange, closure, or any other means for financial or ethical reasons. It is the opposite of investment.
How It Works
Let's assume Company XYZ is the parent of a food company, a car company, and a clothing company. If for some reason Company XYZ wants out of the car business, it might divest the business by selling it to another company, exchanging it for another asset, or closing down the car company.
Why It Matters
Optimists often look at divestitures as ways to streamline (i.e., "get back to basics"), reduce debt, and enhance shareholder value. Pessimists may view them as concessions that the divested assets were not performing well.
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