disinvestment ( divestiture or divestment)

Germany's RWE divests gas network to escape fines

The German energy concern RWE has agreed to sell its western German gas network in order to avoid fines for anti-competitive activities.

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verb [I] (US ALSO divest)
to sell your shares in a company or to stop taking part in a business activity

disinvestment
noun [U] (US ALSO divestiture or divestment)

(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

As United Airlines mulls options for its frequent-flier program and its maintenance unit, a major shareholder is urging AMR, the parent of American Airlines, to consider its own divestitures.

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