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takeover or take-o·ver [ teyk -oh-ver ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈteɪkˌoʊ vər / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun
the act of seizing, appropriating, or arrogating authority, control, management, etc.
an acquisition or gaining control of a corporation through the purchase or exchange of stock.
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Origin of takeover First recorded in 1940–45; noun use of verb phrase take over
OTHER WORDS FROM takeover an·ti·take·o·ver, adjective, noun
Words nearby takeover take on faith ,
take on oneself ,
takeout ,
takeout double ,
take out of ,
takeover ,
take pains ,
take part ,
take pity on ,
take place ,
take potluck
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brisk ,
dynamic ,
effective ,
efficient ,
forceful ,
healthy ,
intense ,
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potent ,
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In comments after the deal announcement, Huang said his team “fully expect to spend time with the regulatory bodies in China,” but have every confidence in getting approval for the takeover .
Under the dominant Friedman paradigm, corporations were constantly harried by all the mechanisms that shareholders had available—shareholder resolutions, takeover s, and hedge fund activism—to keep them narrowly focused on stockholder returns.
Certainly his clothes support this notion of impending takeover .
They financed the Republican takeover of the New York State Senate.
Aside from the obvious “Senate takeover ” headline, there were plenty of other side stories worth noting, as well.
The biggest impact of a GOP takeover will be on appointments.
The worst effect of a Republican takeover would be on the environment.
Dimitrov and Kalarov returned from Moscow, where they had been in exile since 1925, to assist the new government in its takeover .
Area Handbook for Bulgaria | Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. WalpoleSoon after the communist takeover the combined elementary-secondary period of schooling was reduced from twelve to eleven years.
Area Handbook for Bulgaria | Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. WalpoleWe are not going to effect a hostile takeover of my friends.
What will justify such a volte-face and with what excuse can he repudiate the principles with which he justified his takeover ?
Until the Communist takeover in 1944, there had been two broad social classes in the country, an upper and a lower class.
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British Dictionary definitions for takeover
verb (adverb)
to assume the control or management of
printing to move (copy) to the next line
noun takeover
the act of seizing or assuming power, control, etc (as modifier ) takeover bid Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Other Idioms and Phrases with takeover
Assume control, management, or possession of, as in The pilot told his copilot to take over the controls , or There's a secret bid to take over our company . [Late 1800s]
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