take-over

A form of takeover — The purchase of one company by another; a merger without the formation of a new company, especially where some stakeholders in the purchased company oppose the purchase.

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Meanings

nountake-over (plural take-overs)

plural take-overs

  1. alternativeAlternative form of takeover.
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APA

take-over. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take-over

MLA

“take-over.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take-over. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take-over,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take-over.

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