Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun greenmail

1 sense of greenmail

Sense 1
greenmail -- ((corporation) the practice of purchasing enough shares in a firm to threaten a takeover and thereby forcing the owners to buy those shares back at a premium in order to stay in business)
       => shark repellent, porcupine provision -- (a measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage unwanted takeover attempts)