take (sth) over
(GET CONTROL) — phrasal verb with take /teɪk/ verb (took, taken)Definition
› to get control of a company by buying enough of the shares in it: The company he works for has recently been taken over. → See also takeoverMergers and takeovers
(Definition of take (sth) over (GET CONTROL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- absorb verb (TAKE CONTROL)
- acquisitive adjective (COMPANY)
- amalgamation noun
- buy into sth phrasal verb (BUSINESS)
- buy sb out phrasal verb
- buyout noun
- hive sth off phrasal verb
- hostile adjective (COMPANIES)
- leverage verb
- merger noun
- monopolize verb (BUSINESS)
- monopoly noun
- multiple noun (LARGE COMPANY)
- parent company noun
- spin sth off phrasal verb (COMPANY)
- subsidiary noun
- suitor noun
- syndicate noun (GROUP)
- takeover noun
- white knight noun
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