poison pill

noun

: a financial tactic or provision used by a company to make an unwanted takeover prohibitively expensive or less desirable

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In this Congress, he's led committee approval of partisan funding bills that include antiabortion and anti-gender-affirming care poison pills, as well as funding cuts to health agencies and a reorganization of NIH. Victoria Knight, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024 Fewer than 2% of companies in the S&P 500 have a poison pill in place today. Jeff Jacobs, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 Then there’s this poison pill at the end that the baby is probably exactly what Leland was saying: the Anti-Christ. Jen Chaney, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2024 Money in politics has been a poison pill for the democracy in our city. Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for poison pill 

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First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of poison pill was in 1983

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“Poison pill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poison%20pill. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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poison pill

noun
poi·​son pill
: a financial tactic or provision used by a company to make an unwanted takeover prohibitively expensive or less desirable
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