freezeout
See also: freeze out and freeze-out
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]freezeout (plural freezeouts)
- (physics) Any situation in which the motion of a system of particles ceases.
- (business) A kind of merger by which one or more shareholders who collectively hold a majority of shares in a corporation gain ownership of remaining shares in that corporation.
- (gambling, sometimes attributive) A tournament in which players are gradually eliminated and the last remaining player wins everything gambled.