greenmails

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A form of greenmail — The profiting 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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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of greenmail
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of greenmail

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “greenmails,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greenmails.

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