Contracts entered into to make a company unattractive to potential takeover bidders. Contracts may be made with directors, for example, entitling them to large payments on loss of office, or giving them options to buy critical parts of company assets, or the company's shares, at low prices.

• uncompetitive
• UNCTAD
• undated security
• under-capitalized
• under-developed country
• under-funded pension scheme
• underlying rate of inflation
• under-subscription
• under-valued currency
• underwriting
• undistributed profits
• UNDP
• unearned income
• unemployable
• unemployment
• unemployment benefit
• unemployment rate
• unexpected inflation
• unfair competition
• unfair dismissal
• unfunded pension scheme
• unified budget
• uniform business rate
• uniform distribution
• union