Disgorgement

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  • noun. The act of disgorging; a vomiting; that which is disgorged.
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  • noun. The act of disgorging, particularly in the legal sense.
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  • noun. the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
  • Word Usage
    "One is that the small investor who made some money during the bull market, may get some back through what we call disgorgement (ph) and that some of the executives may have to hand over some money, and I think the darker lesson for people like Dick Parsons of AOL Time Warner, who have a tremendously difficult job right now, they're just going to be dealing with lawyers for the next 12 months, if not longer."
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