English Explanatory Dictionary

poison pill

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any strategy designed to produce negative results for an entity carrying out a takeover.
  2. A provision in a bill that leads to potential supporters opposing it instead.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see poison, pill.

Word forms

poison pill poison pills

Synonyms

shareholder rights plan
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