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Meaning of Divestment | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
daɪˈvɛstmənt

Definitions

The sale or other disposal of some kind of asset.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

العربية البيع
Español desinversión
Suomi divestointi
Bahasa Indonesia divestasi
Italiano disinvestimento
日本語 剥奪
한국어 매각
Русский дивести́ция
Svenska avyttring
Türkçe tecrit

Examples

“The fossil fuel divestment movement is calling on institutions to divest from the companies causing climate change.”
“The divestment movement against Big Carbon is gathering force. While it will never bankrupt the mega-corporations, it can reveal unethical practices while triggering a debate about values that recognizes that such practices are nested in economic systems that encourage, inhibit or even prohibit them.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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