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poison pill
noun
business : something that a company does to make itself less valuable or appealing in order to avoid being bought by another company
Full Definition of POISON PILL
: a financial tactic or provision used by a company to make an unwanted takeover prohibitively expensive or less desirable
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First Known Use of POISON PILL
1983
Rhymes with POISON PILL
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