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white knight

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Business management
ˌwhite ˈknight noun [countable]  BBBa person or company that puts money into a business in order to save it from being controlled by another company 〔为某公司提供资金使其免受另一公司控制的〕救星,救急的人[公司]
Examples from the Corpus
white knightHartwell had handed his birthright on a silver salver to the rescuing white knight.Prudential Corporation slipped 3.5p to 195.5p on worries that it could emerge as Pearl's white knight.If anyone has been set up to be the white knight in the Democratic Party fund-raising debacle, it is Sen.
From Longman Business Dictionarywhite knightˌwhite ˈknight noun [countable]FINANCE someone who buys shares in a company to prevent another company taking it over completelyThe shares rose 6p to 648p, indicating that the market continues to expect the intervention of a white knight, possibly from continental Europe. compare black knight
ˌwhite ˈknight nounChineseSyllable
that or person money into a Corpus Business company puts


white knight
ˌwhite ˈknight noun [countable]
a person or company that puts money into a business in order to save it from being controlled by another company


white knightBrE /ˌwaɪt ˈnaɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌwaɪt ˈnaɪt/ 🔊 nouna person or an organization that rescues a company from being bought by another company at too low a price 白武士,白衣骑士(把公司从不利的收购建议中挽救出来的个人或机构)