vulture capitalism

noun

The practice of acquiring distressed firms in the hopes of making them more profitable so as to sell them for a profit.

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Meanings

nounvulture capitalism (uncountable)
  1. informaluncountableThe practice of acquiring distressed firms in the hopes of making them more profitable so as to sell them for a profit.

Origin

Blend of vulture + venture capitalism.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 兀鷲投資 /兀鹫投资
  • 兀鷲投資 /兀鹫投资 (wùjiù tóuzī)practice
Dutch aasgierkapitalisme
  • aasgierkapitalismepractice
Finnish korppikotkakapitalismi
  • korppikotkakapitalismipractice
German Heuschreckenkapitalismus
  • Heuschreckenkapitalismuspractice
Norwegian rovdyrkapitalisme
  • rovdyrkapitalismepractice
Polish drapieżny kapitalizm
  • drapieżny kapitalizmpractice
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APA

vulture capitalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vulture%20capitalism

MLA

“vulture capitalism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vulture%20capitalism. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vulture capitalism,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vulture%20capitalism.

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