divestible

[ dih-ves-tuh-buhl, dahy- ]

adjective

1. capable of being divested, as an estate in land.

Word History and Origins

Origin of divestible¹

First recorded in 1640–50; divest + -ible

Example Sentences

Richard Gere is Edward, a corporate raider who gobbles up companies and spits them out in divestible chunks.

From Time Magazine Archive