takeover

🇺🇸 /ˈteɪkəʊvər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈteɪkəʊvə(r)/
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noun
R

When one company buys most of another company's shares to control it

The large company made a takeover offer to buy the smaller business

R

When someone takes control of a place or group by force

The army's takeover of the government caused many problems

translation

n. When one company buys most of another company's shares to control it; When someone takes control of a place or group by force

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Plural takeovers

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