Meaning & use
Divestment
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The act of selling off or getting rid of investments, assets, or holdings, often for ethical, financial, or political reasons.
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The university announced its divestment from fossil fuel companies.
Investors pushed for divestment from firms linked to human rights abuses.
A note on using this word
Divestment campaigns became especially prominent in the 1980s as a tactic to pressure companies over apartheid in South Africa.
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disinvestmentsell-off
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