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hostile takeover
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noun Business.
a takeover that is not approved by the management of the corporation being acquired or that is accomplished through the secret purchase of stock.
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Origin of hostile takeover
First recorded in 1970–75
Words nearby hostile takeover
hostess gown, hostie, hostile, hostile fire, hostile sexism, hostile takeover, hostile witness, hostility, hostler, hostly, host-specific
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