Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flip-in

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables: flip-in
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A poison pill giving current shareholders of the targeted company the right to purchase additional stock at a discount before a potential takeover, so that the potential acquirer risks discriminatory dilution in the target company. The threshold level therefore effectively sets a ceiling on the amount of stock that any shareholder can accumulate before launching a proxy contest.

Example Sentences

"There has been no definitive or pervasive ruling as yet on flip-ins, but courts in specific cases have limited their applications."

Inflected Forms

flip-ins (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

chewable

Questions

What does flip-in mean?: A poison pill giving current shareholders of the targeted company the right to purchase additional stock at a discount before a potential takeover, so that the potential acquirer risks discriminatory dilution in the target company. The threshold level therefore effectively sets a ceiling on the amount of stock that any shareholder can accumulate before launching a proxy contest.

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