greenmail (n)

n00176052

type n
lex_filenum 04
def (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
Outgoing links
Hypernym shark repellent, porcupine provision
Domain of synset - TOPIC corporation, corp
Incoming links
Hyponym shark repellent, porcupine provision
Member of this domain - TOPIC corporation, corp

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