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51scorched earth — area that is destroyed in order not to leave means of existence for the intruding enemy …
52scorched earth policy — policy of burning an area and destroying an enemy s resources …
53scorched earth policy — noun a military strategy of burning or destroying all crops and resources that might be of use to an invading enemy force …
54scorched earth policy — noun (C) the destruction by an army of everything useful in an area, especially crops, so that the land cannot be used by an enemy …
55scorched earth policy — An extreme form of poison pill in which a company that believes it is to be the target of a takeover bid makes its balance sheet or profitability less attractive than it really is by a reversible manouevre, such as borrowing money at an… …
56scorched earth policy — noun 1. a military tactic by which all things useful to an invading army are destroyed, as by fire. 2. Finance an anti takeover strategy in which the targeted company liquidates its assets and takes on liabilities to make itself an unattractive… …
57scorched-earth strategy — Anti takeover defense of selling off a company’s most attractive assets (military) …
58scorched earth policy — /ˌskɔ:tʃt ɜ:θ ˌpɒlɪsi/ noun a way of combating a takeover bid, where the target company sells valuable assets or purchases unattractive assets. ⇒ poison pill …
59scorched-earth policy — noun the target company defends itself by selling off its crown jewels • Hypernyms: ↑shark repellent, ↑porcupine provision * * * /skawrcht errth / a military practice of devastating the property and agriculture of an area before abandoning it to… …
60Operation Scorched Earth — For the military strategy, see Scorched earth. Operation Scorched Earth Part of the Sa dah insurgency Approximate Are …