shark repellent



shark repellent

n. something that prevents corporate takeovers. (Securities markets.) Acme Systems tried again to get its board to approve a shark repellent to keep the Widget cartel from acquiring it.
See also: shark

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jerker-Swedish
EsbjÖRn-Swedish
KolbyKOL-beeEnglish (Modern)
Ianto-Welsh
Elizabetael-eez-ah-BET-ah (Croatian)Slovene, Croatian
Layne[lein]