divestiture
noun
di·ves·ti·ture
dī-ˈve-stə-ˌchu̇r 
-chər,
də-,
chiefly Southern -t(y)u̇(ə)r
1
: the act of divesting
2
: the compulsory transfer of title or disposal of interests (such as stock in a corporation) upon government order
Examples of divestiture in a Sentence
Divestitures are used to break up monopolies.
Before divestiture, the telephone company monopolized the state.
Recent Examples on the Web
Both times when Biden has commented on the bill—in a statement on Tuesday night, and during a Wednesday morning signing speech—he’s declined to even mention that the foreign aid package included the TikTok ban and divestiture language.
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Makena Kelly, WIRED, 25 Apr. 2024
Johnson, the House speaker, incorporated the TikTok ban (revised with the extended divestiture timeline) into the emergency supplemental appropriations bill in a bid to win Republican support for the package of foreign aid.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 24 Apr. 2024
The divestiture deadline of six months — which would result in a nationwide ban if missed — would force Mnuchin’s team to replicate what TikTok’s research, development and engineering teams have created and refined since the app’s international launch in 2017.
—Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
Walmart and Oracle were among the companies interested in TikTok when Trump was floating a similar TikTok divestiture plan.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024
As China has repeatedly made clear as far back as former President Donald Trump’s abortive attempt to force a TikTok sale, that divestiture isn’t going to happen—Beijing would block any sale.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2024
My Day 1 policy initiative is divestiture of Texas real estate from the Chinese Communist Party.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
The 2024 findings are based on a global survey of 500 executives who had been part of a divestiture within the preceding 36 months.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
Years later, in March 2023, a Commerce Ministry spokeswoman said in the government’s first direct response to the matter that China would oppose any forced sale of TikTok, because a sale or divestiture of the app would involve exporting technology and had to be approved by the Chinese government.
—Laura He, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
Makena Kelly, WIRED, 25 Apr. 2024
Johnson, the House speaker, incorporated the TikTok ban (revised with the extended divestiture timeline) into the emergency supplemental appropriations bill in a bid to win Republican support for the package of foreign aid.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 24 Apr. 2024
The divestiture deadline of six months — which would result in a nationwide ban if missed — would force Mnuchin’s team to replicate what TikTok’s research, development and engineering teams have created and refined since the app’s international launch in 2017.
—Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
Walmart and Oracle were among the companies interested in TikTok when Trump was floating a similar TikTok divestiture plan.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024
As China has repeatedly made clear as far back as former President Donald Trump’s abortive attempt to force a TikTok sale, that divestiture isn’t going to happen—Beijing would block any sale.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2024
My Day 1 policy initiative is divestiture of Texas real estate from the Chinese Communist Party.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
The 2024 findings are based on a global survey of 500 executives who had been part of a divestiture within the preceding 36 months.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
Years later, in March 2023, a Commerce Ministry spokeswoman said in the government’s first direct response to the matter that China would oppose any forced sale of TikTok, because a sale or divestiture of the app would involve exporting technology and had to be approved by the Chinese government.
—Laura He, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
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divestiture
noun
di·ves·ti·ture
dī-ˈves-ti-ˌchu̇r, də-, -chər
1
: the sale or transfer of title to a property (as an operating division) under court order (as in bankruptcy)
2
: the sale of an asset (as a business division) that is unprofitable, does not enhance a corporate restructuring, or is felt to be morally reprehensible
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