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greenmail

DEFINITIONS OF: greenmail

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n (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

Type of:
porcupine provision, shark repellent
a measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage unwanted takeover attempts
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