poison pill
noun/ˌpɔɪzn ˈpɪl/
/ˌpɔɪzn ˈpɪl/
(informal, business)- a form of defence used by a company to prevent, or to reduce the effect of, a takeover that they do not want, for example by selling some of their important possessions
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