Meanings
noungreenshoe (plural greenshoes)
plural greenshoes
- businessAn option that allows underwriters to short-sell shares in a registered securities offering at the offering price.
Synonyms: overallotment
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn option that allows underwriters to short-sell shares in a registered securities offering at the offering price.
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Origin
From green + shoe, after the Green Shoe Manufacturing Company.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
greenshoe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greenshoe
MLA
“greenshoe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greenshoe. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “greenshoe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greenshoe.
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