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Examples of divest
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Anheuser-Busch InBev was initially given 90 days to divest itself of Labatt USA.
From the buffalonews.com
Divest yourself of religion and use logic, reason and empathy to make decisions.
From the economist.com
Black finally decided to divest his Canadian media holdings, including the Post.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Hagel has said he'd quit those boards and divest his Chevron stock if confirmed.
From the swampland.time.com
Goldman must likely divest some power plants, and Morgan, a fleet of oil tankers.
From the businessweek.com
In preparation, he had his flock divest themselves of all their material goods.
From the curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com
The government wants to divest its interest in Citi by the end of September 2011.
From the businessweek.com
The automaker also said it will close or divest its Saturn, Saab and Hummer lines.
From the al.com
Mr Cruickshank wants some banks to divest part of their small-business operations.
From the economist.com
- Deprive: take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"
- Deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights"
- Reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment); "The company decided to divest"; "the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property"; "There was pressure on the university to disinvest in South Africa"
- Strip: remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments"
- In finance and economics, divestment or divestiture is the reduction of some kind of asset for either financial or ethical objectives or sale of an existing business by a firm. A divestment is the opposite of an investment.
- To undress, disrobe; To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice); To sell off or be rid of through sale, especially of a subsidiary
- (Divestment) A sale or disposal of company or business segment.
- (Divestment) In reference to eligibility for Medicaid, the disposal of resources at less than fair market value in order to qualify for benefits.
- (Divestment) The dilution of the government's stake in Public Sector Undertakings is called as divestment.
