Definition of sokaiya in English:

sokaiya

noun ˈsəʊkʌɪjəˌsōˈkīyə

A holder of shares in a Japanese company who tries to extort money from it by threatening to cause trouble for executives at a general meeting of the shareholders.
敲诈勒索股东（日本公司中的一种股东，以恐吓要在股东年会上捣乱来向公司敲诈勒索钱财）
Example sentencesExamples
- The men were known to be sokaiya, but no company official ever admitted inviting them.
- The sokaiya have operated with an eye toward balancing how much money they get versus the penalty they might get.
- Many companies are thought to pay bribes to sokaiya to stop them asking questions they don't want to answer.
- Companies make use of sokaiya to settle many kinds of trouble, to collect underground information, and to suppress common shareholders.
- Companies also hire a sokaiya to keep other sokaiya and sometimes legitimate shareholders under control.

Origin

Japanese, from sōkai 'general meeting' + -ya 'dealer'.

Definition of sokaiya in US English:

sokaiya

nounˌsōˈkīyə

A holder of shares in a Japanese company who tries to extort money from it by threatening to cause trouble for executives at a general meeting of the shareholders.
敲诈勒索股东（日本公司中的一种股东，以恐吓要在股东年会上捣乱来向公司敲诈勒索钱财）
Example sentencesExamples
- Many companies are thought to pay bribes to sokaiya to stop them asking questions they don't want to answer.
- Companies make use of sokaiya to settle many kinds of trouble, to collect underground information, and to suppress common shareholders.
- Companies also hire a sokaiya to keep other sokaiya and sometimes legitimate shareholders under control.
- The sokaiya have operated with an eye toward balancing how much money they get versus the penalty they might get.
- The men were known to be sokaiya, but no company official ever admitted inviting them.

Origin

Japanese, from sōkai ‘general meeting’ + -ya ‘dealer’.

单词	sokaiya
释义	Definition of sokaiya in English: sokaiya noun ˈsəʊkʌɪjəˌsōˈkīyə A holder of shares in a Japanese company who tries to extort money from it by threatening to cause trouble for executives at a general meeting of the shareholders. 敲诈勒索股东（日本公司中的一种股东，以恐吓要在股东年会上捣乱来向公司敲诈勒索钱财） Example sentencesExamples The men were known to be sokaiya, but no company official ever admitted inviting them. The sokaiya have operated with an eye toward balancing how much money they get versus the penalty they might get. Many companies are thought to pay bribes to sokaiya to stop them asking questions they don't want to answer. Companies make use of sokaiya to settle many kinds of trouble, to collect underground information, and to suppress common shareholders. Companies also hire a sokaiya to keep other sokaiya and sometimes legitimate shareholders under control. Origin Japanese, from sōkai 'general meeting' + -ya 'dealer'. Definition of sokaiya in US English: sokaiya nounˌsōˈkīyə A holder of shares in a Japanese company who tries to extort money from it by threatening to cause trouble for executives at a general meeting of the shareholders. 敲诈勒索股东（日本公司中的一种股东，以恐吓要在股东年会上捣乱来向公司敲诈勒索钱财） Example sentencesExamples Many companies are thought to pay bribes to sokaiya to stop them asking questions they don't want to answer. Companies make use of sokaiya to settle many kinds of trouble, to collect underground information, and to suppress common shareholders. Companies also hire a sokaiya to keep other sokaiya and sometimes legitimate shareholders under control. The sokaiya have operated with an eye toward balancing how much money they get versus the penalty they might get. The men were known to be sokaiya, but no company official ever admitted inviting them. Origin Japanese, from sōkai ‘general meeting’ + -ya ‘dealer’.
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