freezeout

freezeout

noun | \ ˈfrēz-ˌau̇t \ | freeze·out

  1. : a corporate action (as a merger) taken by those in control of the corporation (as controlling shareholders or the board of directors) for the purpose of causing the minority shareholders to lose their equity in the corporation (as by the sale of their shares) — compare squeezeout

freeze out

transitive verb

  1. : to subject to a freezeout