PAC-MAN STRATEGY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pac-man strategy mean? 

• PAC-MAN STRATEGY (noun)
  The noun PAC-MAN STRATEGY has 1 sense:

1. the target company defends itself by threatening to take over its acquirer

  Familiarity information: PAC-MAN STRATEGY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PAC-MAN STRATEGY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The target company defends itself by threatening to take over its acquirer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("pac-man strategy" is a kind of...):

porcupine provision; shark repellent (a measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage unwanted takeover attempts)