PREDATORY


Meaning of PREDATORY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpre-də-ˌtȯr-ē ]

adjective

Date: 1589

1.

a. : of, relating to, or practicing plunder, pillage, or rapine

b. : inclined or intended to injure or exploit others for personal gain or profit

predatory pricing practices

2. : living by predation : predaceous ; also : adapted to predation

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.