| 单词 | poison pill |
| 释义 | poison 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. 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] |
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