postdivestiture

adjective

post·​di·​ves·​ti·​ture ˌpōst-dī-ˈve-stə-ˌchu̇r 

-chər,

-də-,

 chiefly Southern  -t(y)u̇(ə)r

: following a divestiture (such as the sale of business units by a corporation)

But the Baby Bells have gone on their own postdivestiture cost-cutting sprees and moved into competitive deregulated businesses as well.

—David Pauly et al.

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for postdivestiture

• divestiture
• investiture
• vestiture