preemptive right

noun

The right of shareholders to maintain a constant percentage of a company's shares by receiving a proportionate fraction of any new shares issued, thus preempting any dilution

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Meanings

nounpreemptive right (plural preemptive rights)

plural preemptive rights · alternative pre-emptive right

  1. lawThe right of shareholders to maintain a constant percentage of a company's shares by receiving a proportionate fraction of any new shares issued, thus preempting any dilution

Translations

German Vorkaufsrecht
  • Vorkaufsrechtright of shareholders to preempt dilution
Korean 신주인수권
  • 신주인수권 (sinju'insugwon)right of shareholders to preempt dilution
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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