greenmail
greenmail · greenmails · greenmailed · greenmailing
To profit from an attempted hostile takeover by forcing the target company to buy back…To profit from an attempted hostile takeover by forcing the target company to buy back the hostile bidder's shares at an inflated price.
US/ɡɹˈinmˌeɪl/
Meaning
1 sensesTo profit from an attempted hostile takeover by forcing the target company to buy back the hostile bidder's shares at an inflated price.
Origin
Blend of greenback + blackmail.Blend of greenback + blackmail.
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Forms
greenmails, greenmailing, greenmailed, greenmailed| Base form | greenmail · to greenmail |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | greenmails |
| Present participle | greenmailing |
| Past simple | greenmailed |
| Past participle | greenmailed |
regular · Lesson
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedblackmail
Derivedgreenmailer
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle