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noun • the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted • a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal • the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos • the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos • a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter) | ||||||||
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noun • the target company defends itself by making its stock less attractive to an acquirer | ||||||||
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Stop Firm Acquiring Half The Capital Of England Crossword Clue
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COLON which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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COLON
Updated: October 14, 2023
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1 | A maneuver used to prevent an acquiring company from taking control of a target firm | |
2 | A tool used by a company to make itself less desirable for an acquiring firm | |
3 | Half-and-half half
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