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(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.
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wendy19932004 • 320k wrote:
(corporation) To buy a large enough stock of a company to force a rise in prices, and make them to buy the stock back in order to stay in business

Definition Complexity: 27349
Improvement over original definition: 52846

ADD COMMENT • link written 6.7 years ago by wendy19932004 • 320k
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diamantius • 362k wrote:
To buy a number of shares that allow for a takeover threat, so that you can sell them back with a big profit.

Definition Complexity: 26327
Improvement over original definition: 53868

ADD COMMENT • link written 6.7 years ago by diamantius • 362k
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Noah.Brown9 • 28k wrote:
to buy enough shares in a company to threaten a takeover it

Definition Complexity: 14542
Improvement over original definition: 65653

ADD COMMENT • link written 6.1 years ago by Noah.Brown9 • 28k

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