greenmail greenly • greenmarket · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · greenmail · · Text Latin · · Script 9 · · Length 2 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) (corporation) the practice of purchasing enough shares in a firm to threaten a takeover and thereby forcing the owners to buy those shares back at a premium in order to stay in business. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 g latin small letter g U+0067 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E r latin small letter r U+0072