vertical divestiture

noun

the disposal of some or all the subsidiaries that make up a company's vertical combination through voluntary sale or legal compulsion.

Origin of vertical divestiture

First recorded in 1970–75

Words nearby vertical divestiture

vertical angle, vertical angles, vertical banded gastroplasty, vertical circle, vertical combination, vertical divestiture, vertical envelopment, vertical farm, vertical file, vertical garden, vertical grouping