takeover

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Synonyms: take over, makeover, take-over, make over, talk over, takes over, takeovers, rake over, take cover, taken over, make-over

Antonyms: take over, makeover, take-over, make over, talk over, takes over, takeovers, rake over, take cover, taken over, make-over

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|economics}} The [[purchase]] of one [[company]] by another; a [[merger]] without the [[formation]] of a new company, especially where some [[stakeholder]]s in the purchased company oppose the purchase.
2. {{lb|en|economics|UK}} The [[acquisition]] of a [[public]] company whose shares are listed on a [[stock exchange]], in contrast to the acquisition of a private company.
3. A time or event in which [[control]] or [[authority]], especially over a [[facility]] is passed from one party to the next.
4. {{lb|en|slang}} An event at which teens gather in public and [[act out]]; a [[street takeover]].

Verb

1. {{missp|en|take over}}.

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