asset-stripping

noun

commerce the practice of taking over a failing company at a low price and then selling the assets piecemeal before closing the company down

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Derived forms of asset-stripping

asset-stripper, noun

Words nearby asset-stripping

assessment arrangements, assessor, asset, asset value, asset-backed fund, asset-stripping, assets, asseverate, asseveration, assez, asshole
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