scalp
noun [ C ]
informal uk/skælp/ ussomeone you defeat:
take a scalp They are expected to take some important scalps in the election.
be out for/after sb's scalp
to want to defeat or punish someone in some way, especially to make them lose their job:
The other Democrats should be after his scalp.
scalp
verb [ T ]
uk/skælp/ us COMMERCE US
to buy things, such as theatre tickets, at the usual price and then sell them when they are difficult to get at much higher prices:
He made a lot of money scalping tickets for the popular musical show.
FINANCE
to buy small quantities of shares, bonds, etc. and then sell them quickly in order to make a small profit:
They are trying to make incremental profits by scalping shares.