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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
New York Times -
30 Apr 1999 | New York Times / 30 Apr 1999 |
4 | Half of a half-and-half
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08 Apr 1995 | New York Times / 08 Apr 1995 |
5 | Half of half-and-half
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23 Apr 2001 | New York Times / 23 Apr 2001 |
6 | It's small time stuff, acquiring energy, for one taking out a fiery creature
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18 Jan 2007 | The Guardian Cryptic / 18 Jan 2007 |
7 | Mark firm losing half of capital
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