squeezeout

noun | \ ˈskwēz-ˌau̇t \ | squeeze·out

1. : a corporate action or series of actions (as a refusal to declare dividends or the restricting of decision-making power in corporate governance) through which majority shareholders deprive minority shareholders of the benefit of stock ownership usually as part of an attempt to force sale of minority shares — compare freezeout

   Note: Freezeout and squeezeout are sometimes used as synonyms.