takeover
or take-o·ver
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.
Origin of takeover
1Other words from takeover
- an·ti·take·o·ver, adjective, noun
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How to use takeover in a sentence
The study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, looks at how stressful situations like takeover threats and economic crises impact the appearance and long-term health of CEOs.
A new study shows that industry downturns age CEOs by an extra 1.5 years | Sarah Todd | September 22, 2020 | QuartzGIF SourceA brand takeover is a full-screen ad that appears on users’ devices when they open TikTok for the first time a day.
What you must know about TikTok for business | Connie Benton | September 17, 2020 | Search Engine WatchOne great thing about brand takeovers is that you can link them to your TikTok profile, website, or a hashtag challenge page.
What you must know about TikTok for business | Connie Benton | September 17, 2020 | Search Engine WatchIn 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.
Nvidia is buying SoftBank’s Arm chip division in biggest semiconductor deal ever | Claire Zillman, reporter | September 14, 2020 | FortuneUnder the dominant Friedman paradigm, corporations were constantly harried by all the mechanisms that shareholders had available—shareholder resolutions, takeovers, and hedge fund activism—to keep them narrowly focused on stockholder returns.
50 years later, Milton Friedman’s shareholder doctrine is dead | jakemeth | September 13, 2020 | Fortune
Certainly his clothes support this notion of impending takeover.
The Hot Designer Who Hates Fashion: VK Nagrani Triumphs His Own Way | Tom Teodorczuk | December 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey financed the Republican takeover of the New York State Senate.
Hunger Games Comes to New York State’s Public Schools | Zephyr Teachout | November 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAside 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.
If You Think D.C. Is Awful Now, Wait Until Wednesday | Jonathan Alter | November 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe worst effect of a Republican takeover would be on the environment.
If You Think D.C. Is Awful Now, Wait Until Wednesday | Jonathan Alter | November 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDimitrov 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.
Makers | Cory DoctorowWhat will justify such a volte-face and with what excuse can he repudiate the principles with which he justified his takeover?
The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 4 (of 6) | Hippolyte A. TaineUntil the Communist takeover in 1944, there had been two broad social classes in the country, an upper and a lower class.
Area Handbook for Albania | Eugene K. Keefe
British Dictionary definitions for take over
to assume the control or management of
printing to move (copy) to the next line
the act of seizing or assuming power, control, etc
(as modifier): takeover bid
sport another word for changeover (def. 3)
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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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