greenmail

green·mail

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [green-meyl]
- /ˈgrinˌmeɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [green-meyl]
- /ˈgrinˌmeɪl/

Definitions of greenmail word

noun greenmail the practice of buying a large block of a company's stock in order to force a rise in stock prices or an offer by the company to repurchase that block of stock at an inflated price to thwart a possible takeover bid. 1
noun greenmail The practice of buying enough shares in a company to threaten a takeover, forcing the owners to buy them back at a higher price in order to retain control. 1
uncountable noun greenmail Greenmail is when a company buys enough shares in another company to threaten a takeover and makes a profit if the other company buys back its shares at a higher price. 0
noun greenmail (esp in the US) the practice of a company buying sufficient shares in another company to threaten takeover and making a quick profit as a result of the threatened company buying back its shares at a higher price 0
noun greenmail the buying of a large amount of a company's stock in anticipation that the management, fearing that the buyer will gain control, will buy it back at a premium over the market price 0
noun greenmail Profiting from an attempted hostile takeover by forcing the target company to buy back the hostile bidder's shares at an inflated price. 0

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Parts of speech for Greenmail

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greenmail popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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