ポイズンピル

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Meanings

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noun

poison pill

business›

Business term for a defensive strategy used by a target company to make itself less attractive to a hostile takeover bid. Also referred to as 毒薬条項 in Japanese.

Related words

毒どく薬やく条じょう項こう
Japanese equivalent of 'poison pill', literally 'poison clause'. Used in the same business context but is a native Japanese term.

Built from

ポイズン+ピル

Written forms

ポイズン・ピル
- ポイズンピル
  Variant spelling with an interpunct, reflecting the original English word boundary.
- ポイズン・ピル

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'poison pill', a term from corporate finance.