Scorched-earth - Longman Dictionary

English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English 日本語 Español latino 한국어 scorched-earth From Longman Business Dictionaryscorched-earthˌscorched-ˈearth adjective scorched-earth policy/tacticsFINANCE activities in which a company gets rid of its most valuable assets in order to try and avoid a HOSTILE TAKEOVER (=one it does not want) Exercises Exercises

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