whitemail
- Noun. (business) A tactic to resist hostile takeover, in which the target company sells discounted stock to a friendly third party.
- Noun. Persuasion based on positive rather than negative effects.
- Verb. To persuade.
- Verb. (context, ironic) To blackmail a dark-skinned person.
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