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noun
Any of various actions that extend the lifespan of some object, idea, practice, etc., making it evergreen.
The practice of slightly altering a drug to extend patent protections.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: intellectual-property, law, medicine, patent-law, pharmaceuticals, pharmacology, sciences
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noun
Any of various actions that extend the lifespan of some object, idea, practice, etc., making it evergreen.
The practice of repeatedly refinancing the debt of an unprofitable company so as to postpone the day of its default (to some indefinite future time), which in many cases may render it a zombie company.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: business, economics, finance, sciences
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verb
present participle and gerund of evergreen
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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