divestment
/daɪˈvɛstmənt/noun
divestment is spelled D-I-V-E-S-T-M-E-N-T: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, divestment means “The sale or other disposal of some kind of asset” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of divestment is divestments.
How many letters and syllables are in divestment?
| Letters | 10: D-I-V-E-S-T-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,187th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is divestment?
Divestment appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce divestment?
- /daɪˈvɛstmənt/
Divestment has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of divestment
- divestments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does divestment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The sale or other disposal of some kind of asset.
The fossil fuel divestment movement is calling on institutions to divest from the companies causing climate change.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Divestment in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense sale of some kind of asset:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | liquidation, désinvestissement |
| German | Desinvestition, Desvestition |
| Spanish | desinversión |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does divestment come from?
From divest + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).