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takeover

or ٲ-·

[ teyk-oh-ver ]

noun

  1. the act of seizing, appropriating, or arrogating authority, control, management, etc.
  2. an acquisition or gaining control of a corporation through the purchase or exchange of stock.


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Other Word Forms

  • t·ٲov adjective noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of takeover1

First recorded in 1940–45; noun use of verb phrase take over
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Example Sentences

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But there remains some division within the party about whether they should spend their time hammering Trump and his accomplices on their authoritarian takeover or concentrate on the perennial "kitchen table issues."

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Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds, who led the government in its takeover of the plant, said the steel workers and their families could "breathe a sigh of relief".

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The vast growth in debt and debt-financed takeovers had a pretty clear purpose, which was to discipline the managerial class and to remind them that they had to work for the investor class.

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After the 6th Street Viaduct was triumphantly unveiled, its hype quickly gave way to unruly street takeovers and copper thieves wire-stripping its lighting.

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Rangers have confirmed for the first time that they are in negotiations with American investors, including the San Francisco 49ers, about a possible takeover of the club.

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