noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/daɪˈvɛstmənt/
CMU ARPABET:D AY0 V EH1 S T M AH0 N T
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CMU ARPABET 2:D AY0 V EH1 S M AH0 N T
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CMU ARPABET 3:D IH0 V EH1 S M AH0 N T
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noun
Meaning 1
The sale or other disposal of some kind of asset.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: business, finance
Examples
The fossil fuel divestment movement is calling on institutions to divest from the companies causing climate change.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: divestiture
Antonyms: investment
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
撤資 /撤资
(chèzī)
— sale of some kind of asset
Finnish:
divestointi
— sale of some kind of asset
French:
liquidation
— sale of some kind of asset
French:
désinvestissement
— sale of some kind of asset
German:
Desinvestition
— sale of some kind of asset
German:
Desvestition
— sale of some kind of asset
Greek:
εκποίηση
(ekpoíisi)
— sale of some kind of asset
Greek:
αποεπένδυση
(apoepéndysi)
— sale of some kind of asset
Greek:
ἐκποίησις
(ekpoíēsis)
— sale of some kind of asset
Greek:
ἀποεπένδυσις
(apoepéndusis)
— sale of some kind of asset
Indonesian:
divestasi
— sale of some kind of asset
Italian:
disinvestimento
— sale of some kind of asset
Japanese:
剥奪
(hakudatsu)
— sale of some kind of asset
Korean:
매각
(maegak)
— sale of some kind of asset
Malay:
nyahlabur
— sale of some kind of asset
Malay:
pemberhentian pelaburan
— sale of some kind of asset
Middle English:
translatynge
— sale of some kind of asset
Russian:
дивести́ция
(divestícija)
— sale of some kind of asset
Spanish:
desinversión
— sale of some kind of asset
