Definition of greenmail in English:

greenmail

noun ˈɡriːnmeɪlˈɡrinmeɪl

mass nounStock Market

The practice of buying enough shares in a company to threaten a takeover, forcing the owners to buy them back at a higher price in order to retain control.
〔股票〕绿票讹诈（指买进某企业大量股份，以兼并相威胁，迫使该企业以高价购回其股份）
Example sentencesExamples
- This article develops a model in which greenmail and other forms of management resistance to takeovers can benefit shareholders.
- Within this safe harbor, greenmail, in effect, is legalized.
- They bought off would-be raiders with greenmail.
- By the mid-1990s, state legislatures had taken the lead in opposing greenmail through legislation.
- I was acquiring businesses through leveraged buyouts and greenmail which with more forethought I would have left well alone.

Derivatives

greenmailer

noun

Stock Market

That would eliminate any incentive for greenmailers to acquire stock unless they intended to make a formal takeover bid.
Example sentencesExamples
- Undoubtedly, this way of protection is effective until the moment when Your organization suffers from professional corporate greenmailers.
- They were given positions of power within the company and provided enough financial support to make warding off the greenmailers possible.
- Conversely, there's the remote chance of a higher bid if greenmailers try to frustrate the 90 per cent acceptance condition.
- As the largest US carrier, AA is a smart ‘buy’ right now, for opportunistic greenmailers.

Origin

1980s: blend of green and blackmail.

Definition of greenmail in US English:

greenmail

nounˈɡrēnmālˈɡrinmeɪl

Stock Market

The practice of buying enough shares in a company to threaten a takeover, forcing the owners to buy them back at a higher price in order to retain control.
〔股票〕绿票讹诈（指买进某企业大量股份，以兼并相威胁，迫使该企业以高价购回其股份）
Example sentencesExamples
- I was acquiring businesses through leveraged buyouts and greenmail which with more forethought I would have left well alone.
- Within this safe harbor, greenmail, in effect, is legalized.
- They bought off would-be raiders with greenmail.
- This article develops a model in which greenmail and other forms of management resistance to takeovers can benefit shareholders.
- By the mid-1990s, state legislatures had taken the lead in opposing greenmail through legislation.

Origin

1980s: blend of green and blackmail.

单词	greenmail
释义	Definition of greenmail in English: greenmail noun ˈɡriːnmeɪlˈɡrinmeɪl mass nounStock Market The practice of buying enough shares in a company to threaten a takeover, forcing the owners to buy them back at a higher price in order to retain control. 〔股票〕绿票讹诈（指买进某企业大量股份，以兼并相威胁，迫使该企业以高价购回其股份） Example sentencesExamples This article develops a model in which greenmail and other forms of management resistance to takeovers can benefit shareholders. Within this safe harbor, greenmail, in effect, is legalized. They bought off would-be raiders with greenmail. By the mid-1990s, state legislatures had taken the lead in opposing greenmail through legislation. I was acquiring businesses through leveraged buyouts and greenmail which with more forethought I would have left well alone. Derivatives greenmailer noun Stock Market That would eliminate any incentive for greenmailers to acquire stock unless they intended to make a formal takeover bid. Example sentencesExamples Undoubtedly, this way of protection is effective until the moment when Your organization suffers from professional corporate greenmailers. They were given positions of power within the company and provided enough financial support to make warding off the greenmailers possible. Conversely, there's the remote chance of a higher bid if greenmailers try to frustrate the 90 per cent acceptance condition. As the largest US carrier, AA is a smart ‘buy’ right now, for opportunistic greenmailers. Origin 1980s: blend of green and blackmail. Definition of greenmail in US English: greenmail nounˈɡrēnmālˈɡrinmeɪl Stock Market The practice of buying enough shares in a company to threaten a takeover, forcing the owners to buy them back at a higher price in order to retain control. 〔股票〕绿票讹诈（指买进某企业大量股份，以兼并相威胁，迫使该企业以高价购回其股份） Example sentencesExamples I was acquiring businesses through leveraged buyouts and greenmail which with more forethought I would have left well alone. Within this safe harbor, greenmail, in effect, is legalized. They bought off would-be raiders with greenmail. This article develops a model in which greenmail and other forms of management resistance to takeovers can benefit shareholders. By the mid-1990s, state legislatures had taken the lead in opposing greenmail through legislation. Origin 1980s: blend of green and blackmail.
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