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greenmailing

greenmailing is the present participle and gerund 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 greenmailing

What is greenmailing the present participle and gerund of?
Greenmailing is the present participle and gerund of greenmail.

Words near greenmailing in the dictionary

  1. Greenlys
  2. greenmail
  3. greenmailed
  4. greenmailer
  5. greenmailers
  6. greenmailing
  7. greenmails
  8. Greenman
  9. greenmans
  10. greenmarket
  11. greenmarkets

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