crown jewel

crown jewel definition - finance
A part of a company that is the most attractive or lucrative. Often a companyÂ’s crown jewels are the primary reason that another company attempts to take it over. The crown jewels may be a product line, a group of assets, a service, or a trademark.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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