divestiture
/daɪˈvestɪtʃə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /daɪˈvestɪtʃər/ (ame, ipa) · /dī-ˈve-stə-ˌchu̇r -chər, də- chiefly Southern -t(y)u̇(ə)r/ (ame, mw)
divestiture — 名詞
- divestituresingular
- divestituresplural
1. the process of giving up a business, asset, or investment by selling it or takin
脫售；撤資
賣掉業務或撤出投資
the process of giving up a business, asset, or investment by selling it or taking money out of it.
Walid announced the divestiture of the chain's weaker stores last week.
Walid 上週宣布脫售這家連鎖店表現較差的門市。
divestiture of + business unit
After the scandal, the pension fund began a divestiture from coal companies.
醜聞後，退休基金開始從煤炭公司撤資。
divestiture from + investment target
The bank completed its divestiture of a small insurance unit in March.
這家銀行在三月完成對一家小型保險部門的脫售。
Investors welcomed the divestiture because it cut debt and raised cash.
投資人樂見這次脫售，因為它減少債務並帶來現金。
The retailer planned a divestiture of brands that no longer fit its image.
這家零售商計畫脫售不再符合品牌形象的子品牌。
- sell-off
more general and often more journalistic than divestiture
- disposal
common in business writing for getting rid of an asset
- divestment
very close in meaning; often stresses withdrawal of investment money
- acquisition
the opposite move of buying a business or asset
- investment
focuses on putting money in rather than pulling it out
文法句型
a divestiture of + noun
divestiture from + noun
用法筆記
Most often used for companies, funds, or investors giving up a business unit or an investment. Common with of for what is sold and from for where money is withdrawn.
常見錯誤
2. a legally required giving up of assets or ownership interests, usually because a
強制剝離
法院要求出售資產
a legally required giving up of assets or ownership interests, usually because a court, regulator, or bankruptcy process demands it.
The judge ordered a divestiture after the merger reduced market competition.
在這起併購削弱市場競爭後，法官下令強制剝離資產。
order divestiture after merger review
The agency sought divestiture of the company's media assets in court.
該機關在法庭上要求公司強制剝離媒體資產。
seek divestiture in court
Bankruptcy terms included divestiture of two factories before new loans arrived.
破產條件包括先強制剝離兩座工廠，才能取得新貸款。
Lawyers warned that divestiture was the only way to satisfy regulators.
律師警告，只有強制剝離才能讓監管機關接受。
The settlement required divestiture of the drug patent within ninety days.
和解協議要求在九十天內強制剝離該藥品專利。
- forced sale
plain-English paraphrase that stresses lack of choice
- breakup
often used when a company must split parts of its business
- disposal
broader term; does not itself show that the sale was ordered
- retention
keeping the asset instead of being made to sell it
文法句型
order divestiture of + noun
divestiture of + asset by court or regulator
用法筆記
Used when a court, regulator, or bankruptcy process requires the sale. Distinguish from sense 1, where the company chooses the sale for business reasons.