Betekenis van:
wildcat
wildcat
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
- (of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive
"drilling there would be strictly a wildcat operation"
"a wildcat mine"
wildcat
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
- outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices
"wildcat currency issued by irresponsible banks"
"wildcat stock speculation"
wildcat
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
- without official authorization
"wildcat work stoppage"
Synoniemen
wildcat
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
Hyperoniemen
Hyponiemen
wildcat
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field