Definitions for greenmail
ˈgrinˌmeɪlgreen·mail

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1. greenmailnoun

   (corporation) the practice of purchasing enough shares in a firm to threaten a takeover and thereby forcing the owners to buy those shares back at a premium in order to stay in business

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1. greenmailnoun

   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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1. Greenmail

   Greenmail or greenmailing is the action of purchasing enough shares in a firm to challenge a firm's leadership with the threat of a hostile takeover to force the target company to buy the purchased shares back at a premium in order to prevent the potential takeover.The term is a financial neologism, coined in the 1980s, from blackmail and greenback as commentators and journalists saw the practice of corporate raiders as attempts by well-financed individuals, or their operating companies, to blackmail a company into handing over money by using the threat of a takeover.The greenmail strategy has evolved since its first practices with ways to counter greenmail, other variations of greenmail, as well as ways to reinforce a greenmail tactic. In the area of mergers and acquisitions, the greenmail payment is made in an attempt to stop the hostile takeover.

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1. greenmail

   Greenmail is a strategy in business where a large block of stock is purchased by an entity with the purpose of forcing the target company to repurchase the shares at a premium in order to prevent a potential takeover. The strategy involves the threat of a hostile takeover, prompting the targeted company to buy back the stocks at inflated prices to retain control. The term "greenmail" is a portmanteau of "greenback" (referring to cash) and "blackmail".

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1. Greenmail

   Greenmail or greenmailing is the practice of purchasing enough shares in a firm to threaten a takeover, thereby forcing the target firm to buy those shares back at a premium in order to suspend the takeover. The term is a neologism derived from blackmail and greenback as commentators and journalists saw the practice of said corporate raiders as attempts by well-financed individuals to blackmail a company into handing over money by using the threat of a takeover.

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Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for greenmail »

1. Megrelian

How to pronounce greenmail?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of greenmail in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of greenmail in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=greenmail
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Greenmail
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenmail
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=greenmail
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=greenmail