divestiture
/dɪ'vɛstɪʧər/
noun
11 letters4 syllables15 points in Scrabble®17 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
NOUN
1
An order to an offending party to rid itself of property; it has the purpose of depriving the defendant of the gains of wrongful behavior.
“the court found divestiture to be necessary in preventing a monopoly”
2
The sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division.
WORD FORMS
Related formdivest
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®15 points
Words With Friends®17 points
Double word30 points
Triple word45 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinivestitureday
Starts & ends withD … E
Syllablesdi · vest · i · ture
SYNONYMS & RELATED1
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