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Greenmail

nounid 61622·updated May 18, 2026
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(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

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Greenmails
possessive
Greenmail's
pluralpossessive
Greenmails'

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(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

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