# divestment

> English word · Noun · IPA /daɪˈvɛstmənt/ · frequency rank #43,116

## Definitions
1. The sale or other disposal of some kind of asset.

## Etymology
From divest + -ment.

## Common misspellings (16)
`ddivestment`, `dievstment`, `divesmtent`, `divesstment`, `divestemnt`, `divestmennt`, `divestmentt`, `divestmetn`, `divestmment`, `divestmnet`, `divesttment`, `divetsment`, `divsetment`, `divvestment`, `dviestment`, `idvestment`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/divestment