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| raid [ rayd ] |
noun (plural raids) |
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1. sudden attack: a sudden attack made by soldiers, aircraft, police, bandits, or any other force in an attempt to seize or destroy something
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2. business enticement of valued people: in the business world, an attempt by an organization to hire or lure away a competitor's employees, members, or clients
  a raid by one advertising agency on another's clients
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3. stock exchange purchase of shares to control: the buying of shares of a company's stock in an attempt to gain control of the company
The company beat off the raid but took on debt to buy its own stock.
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4. stock exchange illegal attempt to lower stock price: the illegal coordinated selling of shares in a company's stock by a group of speculators in an attempt to make the stock price fall
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verb (past and past participle raid·ed, present participle raid·ing, 3rd person present singular raids) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb make surprise attack: to make or participate in a raid on somebody or something
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2. transitive verb steal something from somewhere: to take something secretly or stealthily because it is illegal or forbidden
The bank's funds had been raided by its former president.
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3. transitive verb business lure somebody away: to lure somebody away from another organization, usually from a competitor
The new hockey league began to raid players from its rival.
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| [15th century. Scots dialect form of road] |
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| raid·er noun |
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