- 1an act of taking control of a company by buying most of its shares a takeover bid for the company Wordfinderdealacquisition, bid, broker, contract, deal, merger, negotiation, offer, proposal, takeover CollocationsBusinessRunning a business buy/acquire/own/sell a company/firm/franchise set up/establish/start/start up/launch a business/company run/operate a business/company/franchise head/run a firm/department/team make/secure/win/block a deal expand/grow/build the business boost/increase investment/spending/sales/turnover/earnings/exports/trade increase/expand production/output/sales boost/maximize production/productivity/efficiency/income/revenue/profit/profitability achieve/maintain/sustain growth/profitability cut/reduce/bring down/lower/slash costs/prices announce/impose/make cuts/cutbacksSales and marketing break into/enter/capture/dominate the market gain/grab/take/win/boost/lose market share find/build/create a market for something start/launch an advertising/a marketing campaign develop/launch/promote a product/website create/generate demand for your product attract/get/retain/help customers/clients drive/generate/boost/increase demand/sales beat/keep ahead of/out-think/outperform the competition meet/reach/exceed/miss sales targetsFinance draw up/set/present/agree/approve a budget keep to/balance/cut/reduce/slash the budget be/come in below/under/over/within budget generate income/revenue/profit/funds/business fund/finance a campaign/a venture/an expansion/spending/a deficit provide/raise/allocate capital/funds attract/encourage investment/investors recover/recoup costs/losses/an investment get/obtain/offer somebody/grant somebody credit/a loan apply for/raise/secure/arrange/provide financeFailure lose business/trade/customers/sales/revenue accumulate/accrue/incur/run up debts suffer/sustain enormous/heavy/serious losses face cuts/a deficit/redundancy/bankruptcy file for/ (North American English) enter/avoid/escape bankruptcy (British English) go into administration/liquidation liquidate/wind up a company survive/weather a recession/downturn propose/seek/block/oppose a merger launch/make/accept/defeat a takeover bid Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectiveattempted, proposed, hostile, … verb + takeoverattempt, engineer, launch, … takeover + nounattempt, bid, offer, … prepositiontakeover of See full entry See related entries: Economy, Business deals, Running a business
- 2an act of taking control of a country, an area or a political organization by force Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectiveattempted, proposed, hostile, … verb + takeoverattempt, engineer, launch, … takeover + nounattempt, bid, offer, … prepositiontakeover of See full entry Extra examples The consortium won a fierce takeover battle for the engineering group. a hostile takeover bid the attempted takeover of an oil company
takeover
nounBrE BrE//ˈteɪkəʊvə(r)//; NAmE NAmE//ˈteɪkoʊvər//
[countable, uncountable] Economy, Business deals, Running a businessCheck pronunciation: takeover
