preemptive right

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preemptive right

noun preemptive rights · pre-emptive right

The right of shareholders to maintain a constant percentage of a company's shares by receiving a proportionate fraction of any new shares issued, thus preempting any dilution

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noun right of shareholders to preempt dilution

한국어	신주인수권 sinju'insugwon
Deutsch	Vorkaufsrecht

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@misc{preemptive_right_2026,
  title = {preemptive right},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/preemptive%20right},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}