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单词 poison pill
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ˈpoi•son ˌpill, n. [countable]
  1. Businessa means of preventing a hostile takeover of a corporation, as by issuing a new class of stock, which would be a financial burden to a buyer.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
poi′son pill′, 
    1. a pellet of a quick-acting poison, as cyanide, for a spy to carry in order to commit suicide when faced with capture or torture.
    2. Business[Financial Slang.]any of various business devices created to prevent a company from being taken over by another, as issuing a new class of stock or stock warrants that would become costly to the buyer in the event of a takeover.
    • 1945–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
poison pill n
  1. a tactic used by a company fearing an unwelcome takeover bid, in which the value of the company is automatically reduced, as by the sale of an issue of shares having an option unfavourable to the bidders, if the bid is successful
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