Takeover

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act or an instance of assuming control or management of or responsibility for something, especially the seizure of power, as in a nation, political organization, or corporation.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The purchase of one company by another; a merger without the formation of a new company, especially where some stakeholders in the purchased company oppose the purchase.
  • n. The acquisition of a public company whose shares are listed on a stock exchange, in contrast to the acquisition of a private company.
  • n. A time or event in which control or authority, especially over a facility is passed from one party to the next.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The acquisition of ownership of one company by another company, usually by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock or by exchanging stock of the purchasing company for that of the purchased company. It is a hostile takeover if the management of the company being taken over is opposed to the deal. A hostile takeover is sometimes organized by a corporate raider.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. take up and practice as one's own
  • v. seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
  • v. take up, as of debts or payments
  • v. do over
  • v. free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
  • v. take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
  • v. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
  • v. take over ownership of; of corporations and companies
  • n. a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force
  • n. a change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a corporation
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    have    accept    take    fund    act   
    Cross Reference
    sellout    buyout    merger   
    Variant
    corporate raider   
    Hyponym
    hostile takeover   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    acquisition    buyout   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    antitakeover   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    merger    buyout    acquisition    coup    dictatorship   
     
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