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poison pill

 

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Noun poison pill has 1 sense
  1. poison pill - the target company defends itself by making its stock less attractive to an acquirer
    --1 is a kind of
    shark repellent, porcupine provision
    --1 has particulars: suicide pill

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Poison Pill

Noun: A poison pill is a strategy used by a company to prevent a hostile takeover by implementing certain defensive measures that make the acquisition undesirable or unprofitable for the acquiring party.

Example sentence: The board of directors implemented a poison pill, allowing the company's shareholders to purchase additional shares at a discounted price, making a hostile takeover extremely costly.

Noun: In pharmacology, a poison pill refers to a medication or substance that is toxic when ingested, often designed to harm or kill someone.

Example sentence: The detective discovered a hidden poison pill in the victim's drink, confirming that foul play was involved.

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