as´set-strip´per

as´set-strip´per
as|set-strip|ping «AS eht STRIHP ihng», noun.
British. the use of the assets of a company to finance an unrelated enterprise, such as another holding of a purchasing conglomerate: »

Asset-stripping may not be so frequent a motive for takeovers as public opinion tends to assume (London Times).

as´set-strip´per, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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