takeover

Meanings

Plural: takeovers

Noun

• a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force
• a change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a corporation
• The purchase of one company by another; a merger without the formation of a new company, especially where some stakeholders in the purchased company oppose the purchase.
• The acquisition of a public company whose shares are listed on a stock exchange, in contrast to the acquisition of a private company.
• A time or event in which control or authority, especially over a facility is passed from one party to the next.

Verb

• Misspelling of take over.

Synonyms

coup, coup d'etat, putsch

Related Words

buyout, merger, sellout, take over, tender offer