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greenmail meaning and definition

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GREENMAIL noun

Definition of greenmail (noun)

  1. (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
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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