English Explanatory Dictionary

whitemail

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tactic to resist hostile takeover, in which the target company sells discounted stock to a friendly third party.
  2. Persuasion based on positive rather than negative effects.
verb
  1. To persuade.
  2. Of a white person: to carry out blackmail.

Word forms

whitemail whitemails whitemailing whitemailed

Etymology

From white + mail, by analogy with blackmail.

Related words

blackmail
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