disgorgement

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/dɪsˈɡɔː(ɹ)dʒmənt/

noun

An act of disgorging (giving something up involuntarily).

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Meanings

noundisgorgement (countable and uncountable, plural disgorgements)

plural disgorgements

  1. countableuncountablelawAn act of disgorging (giving something up involuntarily).

    All mentioned celebrities except for Soulja Boy and Austin Mahone agreed to pay a total of over $400,000 in disgorgement, interest and penalties to settle the charges, without admitting or denying the SEC’s findings.

    2023 March 23, Maya Yang, “SEC charges celebrities including Lindsay Lohan over cryptocurrency endorsements”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth

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vomitvomitingemesisregurgitationpuking
Broader
reflexreflex responsereflex actionexpulsionprojectionejection
Also see
emesispukingregurgitationvomitvomiting

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From disgorge + -ment.

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APA

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

MLA

“disgorgement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disgorgement. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disgorgement,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disgorgement.

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