takeover

American  

[teyk-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

Etymology

Origin of takeover

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

takeover takeovers

Anglo American is in the midst of a major shake-up of its portfolio that began after it rebuffed a nearly $50 billion hostile takeover bid from bigger rival BHP in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

The takeover offer puts pressure on a business facing a critical juncture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

Following the takeover of the club by a US-based consortium, who now face a potentially defining season, the financial argument has quietened somewhat after a supposed £40m spend last season.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

PayPal bumped up its profitability guidance and reported revenue growth in the company’s first earnings release since receiving a takeover offer from rival fintech Stripe and buyout firm Advent International.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

On the fourth lived the Mahasreh, a cluster of related families who had moved to Ramallah upon the takeover of their town, Beit Mahseer, in the war of 1948.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat

Asked about potential Chinese takeovers of German car factories, Merz responded: "The individual companies have to decide whether they want this or not."

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

It is one of the biggest takeovers in British media history, with American-owned Comcast - which owns Sky - having started takeover talks in November last year.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

Unlike in the rest of Europe, the U.K. has seen a reduction in initial public offering activity, with private equity takeovers also helping drain equity supply.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026

Companies always have a choice of how to finance capital spending and takeovers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

All of a sudden the things that the old-line law firms didn’t want to do—hostile takeovers and litigation—were the things that every law firm wanted to do.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell