hostile takeover

hos·tile take·o·ver

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hos-tl or, esp. British, -tahyl teyk-oh-ver]
- /ˈhɒs tl or, esp. British, -taɪl ˈteɪkˌoʊ vər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hos-tl or, esp. British, -tahyl teyk-oh-ver]
- /ˈhɒs tl or, esp. British, -taɪl ˈteɪkˌoʊ vər/

Definitions of hostile takeover words

noun hostile takeover a takeover that is not approved by the management of the corporation being acquired or that is accomplished through the secret purchase of stock. 1
noun hostile takeover A hostile takeover is a takeover of one company by another where the management is opposed to the acquisition. 0
noun hostile takeover An attempted takeover of a company that is strongly resisted by the target company's management. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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leverage — the action of a lever, a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third.
takeover — the act of seizing, appropriating, or arrogating authority, control, management, etc.
leveraged buyout — the purchase of a company with borrowed money, using the company's assets as collateral, and often discharging the debt and realizing a profit by liquidating the company. Abbreviation: LBO.

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