divest
gb/daɪvˈɛst/ us/daɪvˈɛst/
C1
Engels
megválik, értékesít, megfoszt
WERKWOORD
C1
BUSINESS
1
Gebruikspatroon:
[someone/something] divests [assets/shares/a business unit]
The company plans to divest its European retail business next year.
A vállalat azt tervezi, hogy jövőre megválik európai kiskereskedelmi üzletágától.
Several pension funds were pressured to divest their holdings in coal companies.
Több nyugdíjalapot nyomás alá helyeztek, hogy váljanak meg a szénipari vállalatokban lévő részesedéseiktől.
Regulators required the merger partners to divest certain assets before approving the deal.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
The company will divest its hotel chain.
A vállalat megválik a szállodaláncától.
The fund divested its shares last year.
Az alap tavaly megvált a részvényeitől.
Veelgemaakte fout:
Do not confuse divest with invest. To invest is to put money in; to divest is to sell or withdraw money from something.
Betekenis
sell assets or investments
Woordcombinaties
divest assets
|divest holdings
|divest shares
|divest a business
|divest a subsidiary
|divest its stake
|divest non-core assets
|be forced to divest
|pressure someone to divest
|plans to divest
Synoniemen
sell off (More conversational; often suggests selling a significant part or all of something.)
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dispose of (Broad and fairly formal; can mean get rid of by sale or other means.)
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unload (Informal; suggests wanting to get rid of an asset quickly or because it is undesirable.)
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disinvest (More technical and less common; means reduce or withdraw investment.)
Antoniemen
invest (Means put money into an asset rather than withdraw or sell it.)
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acquire (Means buy or obtain assets rather than sell them.)
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retain (Means keep holdings rather than dispose of them.)
Thema's
business
|finance
|investing
|corporate_strategy
|ethics
Definitie
To sell investments, property, or part of a company.
To sell or dispose of assets, shares, investments, or parts of a business, often for financial, strategic, ethical, or regulatory reasons.
WERKWOORD
C2
FORMAL
2
megfoszt
C1
Gebruikspatroon:
[law/decision/authority] divests [someone/something] of [power/right/property/title]
The new law divested the agency of much of its authority.
Az új törvény megfosztotta az ügynökséget hatáskörének nagy részétől.
After the investigation, he was divested of his title and official duties.
A vizsgálat után megfosztották a címétől és hivatalos feladataitól.
The court ruled that the contract did not divest the owners of their property rights.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
The decision divested the manager of her authority.
A döntés megfosztotta a vezetőt a jogkörétől.
He was divested of his rank.
Megfosztották a rangjától.
Veelgemaakte fout:
In this meaning, the usual pattern is divest someone of something, not divest something from someone.
Betekenis
strip of power or rights
Woordcombinaties
divest someone of power
|divest someone of rights
|divest an agency of authority
|divest a court of jurisdiction
|be divested of control
|be divested of title
|be divested of property
|divest responsibility
|divest authority
Synoniemen
strip (More direct and forceful; common with power, rights, or rank.)
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deprive (Close in meaning; emphasizes the loss suffered by the person or group.)
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dispossess (Specifically means take property, land, or a home away.)
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remove (More general and less formal.)
Antoniemen
grant (Means officially give a right, power, or privilege.)
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empower (Means give someone authority or ability to act.)
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vest (Legal or formal opposite; means place power, rights, or property in someone.)
Thema's
law
|rights
|power
|government
|institutions
Definitie
To officially take authority, rights, or property away from someone or something.
To take power, rights, property, rank, or responsibility away from someone or something, especially by an official, legal, or institutional act.
Grammatica
Lemmavorm
divest
IPA
GB/daɪvˈɛst/
US/daɪvˈɛst/
Lettergrepen en klemtoon
di - vest (2 lettergrepen)
Stress on 2nd syllable (vest)
Woordvormen
Verb
- Base: divest
- 3rd Person Singular: divests
- Present Participle: divesting
- Past: divested
Uitdrukkingen
divest from
1/daɪvˈɛst fɹˈʌm/
phrasal verb
business
withdraw investment from something
To take your money out of a company or industry by selling your investments in it.
Voorbeelden
- The university voted to divest from fossil fuels.
- Activists urged the pension fund to divest from companies linked to human rights abuses.
- Some investors have divested from tobacco and weapons manufacturers.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- The school divested from oil companies.
- They decided to divest from coal.
divest oneself of
1/daɪvˈɛst wˌʌnsˈɛlf əv/
fixed phrase
formal
get rid of something
To get rid of something you have or carry, especially something unwanted.
Voorbeelden
- She tried to divest herself of the assumptions she had grown up with.
- The minister sought to divest himself of responsibility for the failed project.
- He divested himself of his wet coat and sat by the fire.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- She divested herself of old habits.
- He divested himself of the heavy coat.