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SAFE HARBOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does safe harbor mean?
• SAFE HARBOR (noun)
The noun SAFE HARBOR has 1 sense:
1. the target company defends itself by acquiring a company so onerously regulated that it makes the target less attractive
Familiarity information: SAFE HARBOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The target company defends itself by acquiring a company so onerously regulated that it makes the target less attractive
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
the acquisition gave the company a safe harbor
Hypernyms ("safe harbor" is a kind of...):
porcupine provision; shark repellent (a measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage unwanted takeover attempts)
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