| 单词 | dawn raid |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdawn raid dawn raid n. Stock Market slang a swift operation effected early in trading whereby a stockbroker obtains for his client a markedly increased shareholding in a company (frequently preparatory to a take-over) by clandestine buying from other substantial shareholders. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > [noun] > specific operations or arrangements > disreputable poison pill1653 rig1826 cornering1841 wash-sale1848 washing1849 market-rigging1851 corner1853 watering1868 wreck1876 manipulation1888 wash1891 market mongering1901 matched orders1903 grey market1933 bond washing1937 warehousing1971 bed-and-breakfasting1974 dawn raid1980 1980 Times 28 May 17/6 ‘Dawn raids’, in which a stock-market raider suddenly buys a substantial stake in a company and possibly denies non-professional shareholders the opportunity to sell at a price above that in the market, were causing a ‘great deal of anxiety’. 1980 Times 22 July 17 De Beers went into the market on the morning of February 12 and bought another 11·6 per cent in a ‘dawn raid’. 1981 Bookseller 21 Feb. 568/3 Following his ‘dawn raid’ last July, which gained him 29·4 per cent of BPC, Robert Maxwell..clearly plans to secure and consolidate his control of the group. < as lemmas |
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