/ Dictionary / Index G greenmail: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: green•mail Pronunciation: (grēn'māl"), [key] — n. Stock Exchange. the practice of buying a large block of a company's stock in order to force a rise in stock prices or an offer by the company to repurchase that block of stock at an inflated price to thwart a possible takeover bid. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: greenmail (Thesaurus) greenling green manure Related Content Daily Word Quiz: endear Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language