Meaning of poison pill | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Any strategy designed to produce negative results for an entity carrying out a takeover.
2. A provision in a bill that leads to potential supporters opposing it instead.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see poison, pill.

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“The study⟳ also concludes that there is no indication that poison pills reduce⟳ the chance that a company will become⟳ a takeover target⟳. In contrast, if investors viewed the introduction of the poison pill as deterring potential takeover attempts, the effect on shareholder returns would be negative.”

“There are reasons Twitter may opt not to do a poison pill. It might be wary of potential criticism that a poison pill is deflecting the concerns of a highly vocal member of its community.”

“They want⟳ to load⟳ the bills up with poison pills, measures the Republicans are inserting in the legislation to make⟳ sure I will veto it, so they can pretend⟳ it's not just the poison pill I'm against but the bill itself.”

“"It was a poison pill," Zwonitzer said of the creation of the state military. "We're a landlocked state that does not need⟳ an aircraft carrier."”

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