Takeover Definition

tākōvər
takeovers
noun
takeovers
The act or an instance of assuming control or possession.
Webster's New World
The performing of an action or a play in a game again after the first performance has been discounted or is under dispute.
American Heritage

(economics) 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.

Wiktionary

(economics, UK) The acquisition of a public company whose shares are listed on a stock exchange, in contrast to the acquisition of a private company.

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A time or event in which control or authority, especially over a facility is passed from one party to the next.

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Singular:
takeover
Plural:
takeovers

Takeover Sentence Examples

  • The takeover bid is still in the approvals process.

  • More importantly, a a new phase of growth has begun with the agreed takeover of Fiscal Properties.

  • Gabriel eyed him, unaware of what the half-demon found funny about the major event preceding his takeover as Death.

  • Peter Mandelson, who can veto or approve the takeover, is a friend of Elisabeth Murdoch.

  • It was supposed to be to prevent a Communist takeover of southeast Asia.

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