prey

prey
▪ I. prey prey 1 [preɪ] verb
prey on/​upon somebody/​something phrasal verb [transitive]
to take advantage of people who are weak or easily deceived:

• fake charities that prey on small businesses for contributions

  [m0] ▪ II. prey prey 2 noun [uncountable]
1. JOURNALISM FINANCE the target (= the company that another company wants to buy) in a takeover:

• MIN would prefer to be predator (= a company that buys another company ) rather than prey, but it was outbid in its last attempt to buy a regional newspaper.

2. be/​fall prey to something to be unable to avoid a harmful or difficult situation:

• After opening higher, the OTC market fell prey to profit-taking.

• The once-soaring South Korean economy has fallen prey to steep wage increases and high inflation.

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prey UK US /preɪ/ noun [U or S]
► someone who can be easily deceived or harmed: »

Children are seen as easy prey for this type of advertising.

► FINANCE a company that another, usually larger or stronger, company wants to buy or control : »

The insurance company is in danger of changing from being predator to being prey.

→ See also TARGET COMPANY(Cf. ↑target company)
→ Compare PREDATOR(Cf. ↑predator)
● be/fall prey to sb/sth — Cf. fall prey to sth

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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