takeover \take"o*ver\ n. (Business, Finance)
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.
Syn: acquisition, buyout
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
takeover
n 1: a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by
force [syn: coup d'etat, coup, putsch]
2: a change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a
corporation
WordNet (r) 2.0
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