greenmail
12 points
English
9 letters
Not in frequency data
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Definitions
noun
(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
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Pronunciation
/ɡɹˈiːnmˌeɪl/ · 2 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
Word forms
plural greenmails
Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.
Rhymes
femaleblackmailcocktailabigailvoicemailretailwholesaleponytailfairytalefingernaillauderdaleupscaletoenailriverdaletelltaleglendale
More rhymes → · rhymes from CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
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