asset stripping

A form of asset-stripping — The practice of selling off a company's assets in order to improve returns for equity investors.

Meanings

nounasset stripping (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of asset-stripping.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of asset strip
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APA

asset stripping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asset%20stripping

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Chicago

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