takeover
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/ˈteɪkəʊvər/
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/ˈteɪkəʊvə(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
When someone takes control of a place or group by force
The army's takeover of the government caused many problems