takeover
US /ˈteɪˌkoʊvɚ/
Definition
a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Employees were worried about their jobs after the announcement of the takeover.
Synonyms
- acquisitionthe act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
- buyoutacquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock
- mergerthe combination of two or more commercial companies
Collocations
- Easy corporate takeoverdescribing corporate takeover (of or belonging to a corporation)
- Medium hostile takeover bid launched by rival firmdescribing hostile takeover bid launched by rival firm (troops belonging to the enemy's military forces)
- Hard regulatory review of cross-border takeover proposalsdescribing regulatory review of cross-border takeover proposals (restricting according to rules or principles)
- Very Hard reverse takeover orchestrated to bypass IPO scrutinyto reverse takeover orchestrated to bypass IPO scrutiny, meaning to change to the contrary
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