hostile takeover

noun

An attempted takeover of a company that is strongly resisted by the target company's management.

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Meanings

nounhostile takeover (plural hostile takeovers)

plural hostile takeovers

  1. An attempted takeover of a company that is strongly resisted by the target company's management.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 敵意收購 /敌意收购, 惡意收購 /恶意收购
  • 敵意收購 /敌意收购 (díyì shōugòu)buyout that is strongly resisted by the target company's management
  • 惡意收購 /恶意收购 (èyì shōugòu)buyout that is strongly resisted by the target company's management
Czech nepřátelské převzetí
  • nepřátelské převzetíbuyout that is strongly resisted by the target company's management
Dutch vijandige overname
  • vijandige overnamebuyout that is strongly resisted by the target company's management
Finnish vihamielinen valtaus
  • vihamielinen valtausbuyout that is strongly resisted by the target company's management
French offre hostile
  • offre hostilebuyout that is strongly resisted by the target company's management
German feindliche Übernahme
  • feindliche Übernahmebuyout that is strongly resisted by the target company's management
Japanese 敵対的買収
  • 敵対的買収 (tekitaitekibaishū)buyout that is strongly resisted by the target company's management
Polish wrogie przejęcie
  • wrogie przejęciebuyout that is strongly resisted by the target company's management
Portuguese aquisição hostil
  • aquisição hostilbuyout that is strongly resisted by the target company's management
Russian вражде́бное поглоще́ние, недру́жественное поглоще́ние
  • вражде́бное поглоще́ние (vraždébnoje pogloščénije)buyout that is strongly resisted by the target company's management
  • недру́жественное поглоще́ние (nedrúžestvennoje pogloščénije)buyout that is strongly resisted by the target company's management
Swedish fientligt övertagande
  • fientligt övertagandebuyout that is strongly resisted by the target company's management
Cite this entry
APA

hostile takeover. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hostile%20takeover

MLA

“hostile takeover.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hostile%20takeover. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hostile takeover,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hostile%20takeover.

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