takeover

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   The purchase of one company by another

   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.

2. 2

   The acquisition of a public company whose shares are listed on a stock exchange, in…

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

3. 3

   A time or event in which control or authority, especially over a facility is passed from…

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

   • Revollo was absent when Bolivian police and the navy captain arrived at dawn, and the base takeover came off without problems, according to a U.S. narcotics official.
   • The incident erupted as tensions simmered over Donald Trump’s looming takeover of DC and his administration’s use of force to brutally achieve his anti-migrant agenda.
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   1. 4

      Misspelling of take over.

The neighborhood

• neighbortake over
• neighborbuyout
• neighbormerger
• neighborsellout
• neighbortender offer