takeover

American  

[tayk-oh-ver] / ˈteɪkˌoʊ vər /

Or take-over

noun

• takeovers
  plural

1. the act of seizing, appropriating, or arrogating authority, control, management, etc.

2. an acquisition or gaining control of a corporation through the purchase or exchange of stock.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• antitakeover
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• takeovers
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of takeover

First recorded in 1940–45; noun use of verb phrase take over

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

takeover takeovers

But now the West Midlands-based retailer is teetering on the edge, after its US-based owners Gordon Brothers cut off a vital funding supply and rejected a takeover offer from Irish firm Martin Property Group.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Binance invested $500 million in X, then Twitter, back in 2022 as part of Musk’s takeover of the company, which was acquired by SpaceX earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

A few stood near a closet-size replica of a 99 Cents Only store, an homage to the weeklong art takeover McGee staged at the shuttered Wilshire Boulevard retailer in February.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Shares of Lumentum Holdings were climbing in Wednesday’s extended trading as the optical-networking company emerged as a potential takeover target.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

“What if he’s plotting a sinister takeover of Miami and we’re the only ones who can stop him?”

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

The logic behind connecting fast food to private equity takeovers is straightforward.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

“Let me be clear: there is zero tolerance for illegal street racing and street takeovers in Los Angeles,” Bass said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Ahead of the official announcement of the takeover, French Economy Minister Roland Lescure voiced concern about American takeovers of start-ups rooted in France and Europe.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

CEO Robert Flexon has a history of overseeing divestitures and takeovers at companies he led.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

In Skadden, the legal historian Lincoln Caplan describes that early world of takeovers: The winner of a proxy contest was determined in the snake pit.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

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