shark repellent

shark repellent

 
noun
any tactic used by a corporation to prevent a takeover by a corporate raider.
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1980–85
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shark repellent definition


  1. n.
    something that prevents corporate takeovers. (Securities markets.) : Acme Systems tried again to get its board to approve a shark repellent to keep the Widget cartel from acquiring it.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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