safe harbor

NOUN
11 LETTERS · STARTS WITH S

safe harbor is a valid 11-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1A1F4E1H4A1R1B3O1R1
1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING

What does safe harbor mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

The target company defends itself by acquiring a company so onerously regulated that it makes the target less attractive.

“the acquisition gave the company a safe harbor”