disgorgement

English

Etymology

disgorge +‎ -ment

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪsˈɡɔː(ɹ)dʒmənt/

• Audio (Southern England)

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Noun

disgorgement (countable and uncountable, plural disgorgements)

1. (chiefly law) The act of disgorging (giving something up by legal compulsion).
   • 2023 March 23, Maya Yang, “SEC charges celebrities including Lindsay Lohan over cryptocurrency endorsements”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     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.

Coordinate terms

• clawback
• malus