corporate raider noun

A company or individual who seeks to gain control of a business by acquiring a large proportion of its stock

corporate state noun

A system of government by corporations representing employers and employed, its purpose being to increase national production and obviate party politics

corporate venturing noun

The provision of venture capital by a company to another with the intention of obtaining inside information relating to the borrower or in order to gain control of that company at some future date

corporation aggregate noun

A corporation consisting of several persons

corporation sole noun

A corporation which consists of one person and his or her successors

corporation tax noun

A tax levied on the profits of companies

raid¹ /rād/

1. A sudden swift inroad, orig by horsemen, for assault or seizure
2. An air attack
3. An invasion unauthorized by government
4. An incursion of police for the purpose of making arrests, etc
5. An onset or onslaught for the purpose of obtaining or suppressing something
6. Concerted selling by a group of speculators in order to lower the price of a particular stock (stock exchange sl)

To make a raid on

To go on a raid

raidˈer noun

1. A person who raids
2. A raiding aeroplane

corporate raider

A person who buys up a large proportion of a company's shares so as to be in a position to take it over or influence management policy

dawn raid see under dawn

raid the market

To upset prices of stocks artificially for future gain