Meaning Of The Word Poison pill

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poison pill
countable noun: A poison pill refers to what some companies do to reduce their value in order to prevent themselves being taken over by another company.

poison pill in American English
any defensive measure for preventing the takeover of a corporation by making its acquisition prohibitively expensive for the party attempting to acquire it
noun: 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

poison pill in British English
noun: a tactic used by a company fearing an unwelcome takeover bid, in which the value of the company is automatically reduced, as by the sale of an issue of shares having an option unfavourable to the bidders, if the bid is successful

poison pill in Finance
noun: A poison pill is a way of trying to stop a takeover by doing something to make the company worth much less if the takeover were successful.

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