HyperDic: greenmail

English > 1 sense of the word greenmail:
NOUNactgreenmail(corporation) the practice of purchasing enough shares in a firm to threaten a takeover and thereby forcing the owners to buy those shares back at a premium in order to stay in business
greenmail > pronunciation
Soundsgriy'nmey.l
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English > greenmail: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning(corporation) the practice of purchasing enough shares in a firm to threaten a takeover and thereby forcing the owners to buy those shares back at a premium in order to stay in business.
Categorycorporation, corpA business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
Broadershark repellent, porcupine provisionA measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage unwanted takeover attempts

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