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takeover
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun takeover has 2 senses
- takeover(n = noun.act) coup, coup d'etat, putsch - a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force; Array is a kind of group action
- takeover(n = noun.act) Array - a change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a corporation; Array is a kind of buyout
has particulars: countercoup, october revolution, russian revolution
Derived form verb take over1
has particulars: hostile takeover, friendly takeover
Derived form verb take over5
CIDE DICTIONARY
takeover, 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 1.5]
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