lock-up option

Definitions of lock-up option
  1. noun
    an option to buy the crown jewels offered to a white knight in order to forestall a hostile takeover
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    option
    the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited
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