What does carve out mean?
Carve out means (finance) The selling of a minority stake in a subsidiary by a parent company; a partial spinoff..
Carve out
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Meaning
(finance) The selling of a minority stake in a subsidiary by a parent company; a partial spinoff..
Definitions by Sense
- (finance) The selling of a minority stake in a subsidiary by a parent company; a partial spinoff.
- (law) An exception to a legal provision.
Example Sentences
These laws create special exemptions for farms through statutory and regulatory carveouts.
Instead, G.O.P. lawmakers have sent carefully worded letters to agency heads and privately lobbied their personal connections within the White House to make piecemeal carveouts for their preferred projects and programs.
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Word Forms
- carveouts
- carve-out
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These laws create special exemptions for farms through statutory and regulatory carveouts.
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