SCORCHED-EARTH POLICY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does scorched-earth policy mean? 

• SCORCHED-EARTH POLICY (noun)
  The noun SCORCHED-EARTH POLICY has 1 sense:

1. the target company defends itself by selling off its crown jewels

  Familiarity information: SCORCHED-EARTH POLICY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCORCHED-EARTH POLICY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The target company defends itself by selling off its crown jewels

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("scorched-earth policy" is a kind of...):

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