Revlon mode

noun

The position of a company whose sale or breakup is imminent and whose directors' responsibility is consequently narrowed to securing the highest possible price to benefit stockholders.

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Meanings

nounRevlon mode (uncountable)
  1. USuncountablebusinessThe position of a company whose sale or breakup is imminent and whose directors' responsibility is consequently narrowed to securing the highest possible price to benefit stockholders.

Origin

After the legal case Revlon, Inc. v. MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings, Inc.

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APA

Revlon mode. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Revlon%20mode

MLA

“Revlon mode.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Revlon%20mode. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Revlon mode,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Revlon%20mode.

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