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divestment

/daɪˈvɛstmənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables
di-vest-ment
IPA
/daɪˈvɛstmənt/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sale or other disposal of some kind of asset.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English divest Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English divestment From divest + -ment.

Usage

Inflected Forms

divestments (plural)

Synonyms

divestiture

Antonyms

investment

Rhymes With

investment reinvestment disinvestment

Questions

How do you pronounce divestment?
The recorded pronunciation is /daɪˈvɛstmənt/.
What does divestment mean?
The sale or other disposal of some kind of asset.
Where does divestment come from?
Etymology tree English divest Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English divestment From divest + -ment.

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