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greenmail

noun

Etymology

Blend of greenback + blackmail.

  1. derived from *med-✻
  2. derived from *maþlą✻
  3. derived from mál
  4. derived from māl
  5. derived from mal
  6. derived from reditus nigri — “black mail”
  7. compounded as greenmail — “greenback + blackmail”

Definitions

  1. The profiting from an attempted hostile takeover by forcing the target company to buy…

    The profiting from an attempted hostile takeover by forcing the target company to buy back the hostile bidder's shares at an inflated price.

    • Greenmails typically result in reduced shareholder value.
    • He's gonna leverage his position, and he's gonna get as much greenmail as he can.

  2. To profit from an attempted hostile takeover by forcing the target company to buy back…

    To profit from an attempted hostile takeover by forcing the target company to buy back the hostile bidder's shares at an inflated price.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA