antitakeover
- a word derived from takeover.
Example Sentences
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Elson described the “poison pill” option as “an antitakeover move” as Papa John’s looks to sever ties with Schnatter in as many ways as possible.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 23, 2018
Mylan set up a Dutch foundation, known as a stichting, which is an antitakeover defense comparable to a U.S.-style poison pill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2015
Since a poison pill is the first line of defense, these antitakeover statutes are seldom, if ever, really implicated and so there is little hard evidence on their effect.
From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2010
But this will be difficult, as the true effect of the antitakeover statutes is obscured by the effect of a poison pill.
From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2010
Advocates of tough new antitakeover laws that are sprouting from Massachusetts to South Dakota claim that the legislation will prevent outsiders from looting local firms and throwing residents out of work.
From Time Magazine Archive
