freeze-out
Deliberate cold shoulder
A freeze-out is a deliberate exclusion of someone from a group, activity, or social circle: After the argument, she got the freeze-out from her coworkers.
In business, it refers to tactics that pressure minority shareholders to sell their stakes, often through mergers structured to dilute their holdings.
The verb is freeze out: They froze him out of the deal.
Exclude from a group
- shunDeliberately keep away
- blackballExclude by negative vote
- sidelineSecondary business pursuit
- marginalizeTreat as insignificant
alienate · boycott · banish · expel · reject · snub · oust · bypass
Unwanted corporate buyout attempt
- dilutionReduction in concentration
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- mergerCorporate combination
- boardroomCorporate decision venue
proxy fight · buyout · forced sale · controlling interest · power play · divestiture · shareholder rights · corporate raiders
ostracize
Exclude from a group
marginalize · alienate · boycott · banish · expel · reject · snub · oust · bypass · segregate
hostile takeover
Unwanted corporate buyout attempt
- dilutionReduction in concentration
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- mergerCorporate combination
boardroom · proxy fight · buyout · forced sale · controlling interest · power play · divestiture · shareholder rights · corporate raiders · leveraged buyout
frostbite
Freezing of body tissue
- hypothermiaDangerously low body temperature
- exposureState of being unprotected
- windchillPerceived temperature drop
subzero · bitter cold · chill · arctic · winter · numbing · shivers
freeze-outinclusion
Being made part
warm welcome · welcome · warm reception · embrace · acceptance
freeze-outengagement
Commitment to wed or attend
outreach · open dialogue · communication · reaching out · heart-to-heart
freeze-outbuy-in
Agreement to participate
onboarding · empowerment · mentorship · recruitment · promotion
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