vulture capitalism
The practice of acquiring distressed firms in the hopes of making them more profitable…The practice of acquiring distressed firms in the hopes of making them more profitable so as to sell them for a profit.
Meaning
1 senses(informal, uncountable)The practice of acquiring distressed firms in the hopes of making them more profitable so as to sell them for a profit.
Heuschreckenkapitalismus
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
practice:
Origin
Blend of vulture + venture capitalism.Blend of vulture + venture capitalism.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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