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Definition of takeover noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

takeover

noun
 
/ˈteɪkəʊvə(r)/
 
/ˈteɪkəʊvər/
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. an act of taking control of a company by buying most of its shares
    • a takeover bid for the company
    Collocations BusinessBusinessRunning 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/​cutbacks
    Sales 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 targets
    Finance
    • 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 finance
    Failure
    • 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
    Extra Examples
    • The consortium won a fierce takeover battle for the engineering group.
    • the attempted takeover of an oil company
    Topics Moneyc2, Businessc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • attempted
    • proposed
    • hostile
    verb + takeover
    • attempt
    • engineer
    • launch
    takeover + noun
    • attempt
    • bid
    • offer
    preposition
    • takeover of
    See full entry
  2. an act of taking control of a country, an area or a political organization by force
    • attempts to prevent the takeover of the Republic by the military
    Topics War and conflictc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • attempted
    • proposed
    • hostile
    verb + takeover
    • attempt
    • engineer
    • launch
    takeover + noun
    • attempt
    • bid
    • offer
    preposition
    • takeover of
    See full entry
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