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full ratchet

full ratchet noun: an antidilution approach by which, if a subsequent round of funding would decrease an investor's equity ownership percentage, the investor is given additional shares to maintain the former percentage.

Noun

full ratchet (plural full ratchets)

  1. An antidilution approach by which, if a subsequent round of funding would decrease an investor's equity ownership percentage, the investor is given additional shares to maintain the former percentage.

Forms of full ratchet

pluralfull ratchets

Questions about full ratchet

What does full ratchet mean?
Full ratchet means an antidilution approach by which, if a subsequent round of funding would decrease an investor's equity ownership percentage, the investor is given additional shares to maintain the former percentage.
What part of speech is full ratchet?
Full ratchet is a noun.
What is the plural of full ratchet?
The plural of full ratchet is full ratchets.

Words near full ratchet in the dictionary

  1. full price
  2. full prices
  3. full process
  4. full processes
  5. full rank
  6. full ratchet
  7. full ratchets
  8. full retard
  9. full rhyme
  10. full rhymes
  11. full ride

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