| 单词 | vulture capitalist |
| 释义 | > as lemmasvulture capitalist vulture capitalist n. [after venture capitalist n. at venture n. Compounds] Finance (originally and chiefly U.S.) (a) derogatory = venture capitalist n. at venture n. Compounds; (b) chiefly depreciative an investor in the assets or debts of failing companies; = vulture investor at Additions. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > [noun] > money-dealer > capitalist or financier > other capitalists or financiers angel1885 financial wizard1952 venture capitalist1971 vulture capitalist1978 1978 Washington Post 1 Oct. m2/3 In some circles, venture capitalists are unaffectionately referred to as ‘vulture capitalists’. 1986 Syracuse (N.Y.) Post-Standard 8 Oct. d9/2 R.D. Smith & Co. is a ‘vulture capitalist’. The Manhattan-based investment firm specializes in stocks of distressed companies. 2003 M. Power Rethinking Devel. Geographies x. 228 There are no existing mechanisms whatsoever for tackling the ‘vulture capitalists’. < as lemmas |
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