Definition of Greenmail

1. Noun. (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.

Generic synonyms: Porcupine Provision, Shark Repellent
Category relationships: Corp, Corporation

Definition of Greenmail

1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Greenmail

Greenland caribou
Greenland Sea
Greenland spar
Greenland whale
greenlet
greenlet
greenlets
greenlight
greenlighted
greenlighting
greenlights
greenling
greenlings
greenlit
greenly
greenmail (current term)
greenmailed
greenmailer
greenmailers
greenmailing
greenmails
greenmarket
greenness
greenness
greennesses
greenockite
greenockite
greenockites
Greenough microscope
Greenpeace

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