scorched earth policy

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policy of burning an area and destroying an enemy's resources
the destruction by an army of everything useful in an area, especially crops, so that the land cannot be used by an enemy
the target company defends itself by selling off its crown jewels
scorched earth policy

    Hyphenation

    scorched earth pol·i·cy

    Turkish pronunciation

    skôrçt ırth pälısi

    Pronunciation

    /ˈskôrʧt ˈərᴛʜ ˈpäləsē/ /ˈskɔːrʧt ˈɜrθ ˈpɑːləsiː/
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