Definition
The sale or disposal of a business unit, subsidiary, or asset by a company. Divestitures allow companies to focus on core operations, raise capital, or comply with regulatory requirements by spinning off non-essential parts of their business.
Etymology
From Latin 'divestire' meaning to undress or strip away, entering business vocabulary in the 1960s. The term gained prominence during the 1980s corporate restructuring wave when conglomerates began selling off unrelated businesses to focus on core competencies.
Kelly Says
Divestitures often create more value than acquisitions! When companies sell off underperforming or non-core assets, both the parent company and the divested unit often see their stock prices rise—proving that sometimes subtraction creates more value than addition in corporate strategy.
Translations
BNবাংলা
বিনিয়োগ বিক্রয়
biniyog bikroy
CACatalà
desinvertir
dezinverti
DADansk
afhændelse
afhɛnˀəlsə
DEDeutsch
Veräußerung
vɛʁˈɔʏsəʁʊŋ
ELΕλληνικά
αποποίηση
apopíisi
ESEspañol
enajenación
enaxenaˈθjon
FAفارسی
خروج از سرمایه گذاری
khoroj az sarmāye gozāri
FISuomi
luopuminen
luopumiːnen
FRFrançais
désinvestissement
dezɛ̃vɛstisəmɑ̃
HIहिन्दी
विनिवेश
vinivesh
IDBahasa Indonesia
penjualan
pənʤualan
ITItaliano
disinvestimento
disinvesˈtiːmento
MSBahasa Melayu
penjualan
pənʤualan
MYမြန်မာ
ရောင်းချ
yaung hkyi
NLNederlands
afstoting
ɑfstɔtɪŋ
NONorsk
avhending
avhɛnɪŋ
PLPolski
wyzbycie
vɨzˈbʲiʨɛ
PTPortuguês
desinvestimento
dezɨvɛstɨˈmentu
RORomână
dezinvestire
dezinvestiˈre
RUРусский
выход из бизнеса
vykhod iz biznesa
SVSvenska
avyttring
avytʁiŋ
SWKiswahili
kuzungusha
kuzungusha
THไทย
การขายทอดตลาด
kān khāi thōt talāt
TRTürkçe
el çektirme
el çektirme
UKУкраїнська
вийти з бізнесу
vyjty z biznesu
VITiếng Việt
thanh lý
thanh ly
ZUZU
ukuphambana
ukuphambana