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greenmailed

greenmailed is the simple past and past participle of greenmail.

Meaning of greenmail

Verb

greenmail (third-person singular simple present greenmails, present participle greenmailing, simple past and past participle greenmailed)

  1. (transitive) To profit from an attempted hostile takeover by forcing the target company to buy back the hostile bidder's shares at an inflated price.

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Questions about greenmailed

What is greenmailed the simple past and past participle of?
Greenmailed is the simple past and past participle of greenmail.

Words near greenmailed in the dictionary

  1. greenlit
  2. Greenloaning
  3. greenly
  4. Greenlys
  5. greenmail
  6. greenmailed
  7. greenmailer
  8. greenmailers
  9. greenmailing
  10. greenmails
  11. Greenman

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