takeover
(Informal)
[noun]
Synonyms: merger, coup, incorporation

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

take‧o‧ver /ˈteɪkˌəʊvə $ -ˌoʊvər/ noun [countable]

1. when one company takes control of another by buying more than half its shares:
Thornbury has announced a takeover bid of a regional TV company.
He prevented a hostile takeover (=when the takeover is not wanted by the company being bought) of the company.

2. an act of getting control of a country or political organization, using force:
a communist takeover

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

takeover
noun
ADJ. attempted, proposed | hostile | agreed | company | communist, military
TAKEOVER + NOUN attempt, bid a hostile takeover bid
offer | battle The consortium won a fierce takeover battle for the engineering group.

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