overhang
n.— «Uncertainty over Lipitor had been a cloud over Pfizer, or an “overhang,” in Wall Street lingo.» —“Pfizer’s Lipitor patent win rallies drug stocks” by George E. Jordan Star-Ledger (N.J.) Dec. 20, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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