plural special purpose acquisition companies
Definition of special purpose acquisition company
: a corporate shell (see shell entry 1 sense 11) set up by investors for the sole purpose of raising money through an initial public offering to acquire another business yet to be determined : blank check company
— abbreviation SPAC
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The first known use of special purpose acquisition company was in 1994
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