carve-outs
Designated exclusion zones
Carve-outs are exceptions or exclusions negotiated within a larger agreement.
In business, a carve-out might exempt certain assets from a merger or specific terms from a contract: The deal included carve-outs for their intellectual property.
In policy contexts, carve-outs protect particular groups or interests from general rules: The bill had carve-outs for small businesses.
Exploitable ambiguities in rules
- waiversVoluntary right surrenders
- exceptionsCases not following rules
- dispensationsAuthorized exceptions to rules
- exclusionsThings deliberately left out
grandfathering · immunities · variances · derogations · moratoriums · concessions · provisos · special treatment
Things granted or yielded
- stipulationsSpecified requirements or conditions
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- termsConditions of an agreement
- conditionsPrevailing state of affairs
amendments · riders · contractual terms · bargaining chips · addenda · reservations · qualifications · caveats
Derived entities from originals
- divestituresSales of owned assets
- subsidiariesCompanies owned by another
- separationsActs of dividing apart
- asset salesSelling owned property
equity stakes · joint ventures · licensing deals · restructuring · unbundling · ring-fencing · segmentation · partitioning
loopholes
Exploitable ambiguities in rules
- waiversVoluntary right surrenders
- exceptionsCases not following rules
- dispensationsAuthorized exceptions to rules
exclusions · grandfathering · immunities · variances · derogations · moratoriums · concessions · provisos · special treatment · safe harbors
concessions
Things granted or yielded
- stipulationsSpecified requirements or conditions
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- termsConditions of an agreement
conditions · amendments · riders · contractual terms · bargaining chips · addenda · reservations · qualifications · caveats
spin-offs
Derived entities from originals
- divestituresSales of owned assets
- subsidiariesCompanies owned by another
- separationsActs of dividing apart
asset sales · equity stakes · joint ventures · licensing deals · restructuring · unbundling · ring-fencing · segmentation · partitioning
segment
Distinct part of whole
enclave · pocket · subset · portion · slice · allocation · compartment · set-aside
- corporate strategymergers, acquisitions, divestitures, divestiture, synergies
- loopholesescape clauses, exemptions, gray areas, technicalities, workarounds
- dividendsdividend, dividends, cash dividends, stock dividend, stock dividends
- lobbyinglobbying, lobby, lobbyist, lobbyists, lobbying firms
- antitrustantitrust, price fixing, cartel, collusion, antitrust laws
- coverage gapsexclusions, caps, lifetime limits, underinsurance
carve-outsblanket coverage
Protection without exceptions
comprehensive coverage · wall-to-wall coverage · no exceptions · umbrella coverage
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