scorched-earth policy scorched • scorcher · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · scorched-earth policy · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 21 · · Length 6 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) the target company defends itself by selling off its crown jewels. Synonyms: scorched-earth policy. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 - hyphen-minus U+002D a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 y latin small letter y U+0079