Takeover is an English word with synonyms like coup or putsch. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Takeover meaning
- The purchase of one company by another; a merger without the formation of a new company, especially where some stakeholders in the purchased company oppose the purchase.
- The acquisition of a public company whose shares are listed on a stock exchange, in contrast to the acquisition of a private company.
- A time or event in which control or authority, especially over a facility is passed from one party to the next.
Using Takeover
- The main meaning on this page is: The purchase of one company by another; a merger without the formation of a new company, especially where some stakeholders in the purchased company oppose the purchase. | The acquisition of a public company whose shares are listed on a stock exchange, in contrast to the acquisition of a private company. | A time or event in which control or authority, especially over a facility is passed from one party to the next.
- Useful related words include: coup d'etat, coup, putsch, group action.
- In the example corpus, takeover often appears in combinations such as: takeover of, the takeover, takeover in.
Context around Takeover
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Takeover
- In this selection, "takeover" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, hostile, song, protracted, style, season and allows stand out and add context to how "takeover" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a backflip takeover is any and a ceo takeover. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "takeover" sits close to words such as amanda, issuing and pursued, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with takeover
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Adam could regret blabbing his big news if Tucker does something to ban him from a CEO takeover. (18 words)
After November’s full Democratic takeover, progressive women in the 102nd Legislature wield immense power in the state. (18 words)
Tactics against hostile takeover There are quite a few tactics or techniques which can be used to deter a hostile takeover. (21 words)
In December, Qualcomm's leaders, reeling from a year of battles with customers and regulators in the U.S. and abroad, faced the prospect of losing the company to a hostile takeover by Broadcom Ltd. in what would be tech's biggest-ever takeover. (44 words)
Also releasing on Disney Plus this week are 4 episodes of Theme Song Takeover Season 3. Theme Song Takeover is a comedy short show that features characters from various Disney Channel shows performing the theme song remakes of the shows they come from. (43 words)
WWE is trademarking this now as it will be returning in June as NXT Takeover: In Your House is set to take place on June 7, 2020, which will be the first Takeover since the empty arena shows began. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
Also releasing on Disney Plus this week are 4 episodes of Theme Song Takeover Season 3. Theme Song Takeover is a comedy short show that features characters from various Disney Channel shows performing the theme song remakes of the shows they come from.
Due to the protracted takeover, only one signing was made despite the need for reinforcements and added depth, with the free market open to the Royals once a takeover is completed.
WWE is trademarking this now as it will be returning in June as NXT Takeover: In Your House is set to take place on June 7, 2020, which will be the first Takeover since the empty arena shows began.
Armed Suspects Rob Riverbank Wells Fargo In Takeover-Style RobberyOfficers are looking for the suspects who robbed a Riverbank bank in a takeover-style robbery late Tuesday morning.
In December, Qualcomm's leaders, reeling from a year of battles with customers and regulators in the U.S. and abroad, faced the prospect of losing the company to a hostile takeover by Broadcom Ltd. in what would be tech's biggest-ever takeover.
The Saskatoon-based company has been fending off a hostile takeover by Aurora, which wants CanniMed to abandon its friendly takeover of Newstrike Resources Ltd.
Backflip takeovers A "backflip takeover" is any sort of takeover in which the acquiring company turns itself into a subsidiary of the purchased company.
Hostile takeovers seeAlso A "hostile takeover" allows a bidder to take over a target company whose management is unwilling to agree to a merger or takeover.
Tactics against hostile takeover There are quite a few tactics or techniques which can be used to deter a hostile takeover.
About 200 million years ago reptiles invaded the state, but experts think it was nothing like the takeover the tourists execute each summer in modern times.
According to Pattillo, the name “Black Studies” also reflects the original demands in the Bursar’s Office Takeover in 1968, which asked for a Black Studies course.
A Chicago Police Department officer pulls a man into a bear hug when the man was almost struck by a vehicle during a street takeover in August 2022, where hundreds gathered to watch cars drift in circles.
Acun Ilicali and Tan Kesler say there will be no financial impact on Hull City, following last month's takeover of Irish side Shelbourne.
Adam could regret blabbing his big news if Tucker does something to ban him from a CEO takeover.
Advertising spend on Twitter dropped by 71 percent in December, data from an advertising research firm showed, as top advertisers slashed their spending on the social-media platform after Elon Musk's takeover.
Afghanistan is in the grips of a humanitarian disaster that deepened with the Taliban takeover of the country in August 2021.
After November’s full Democratic takeover, progressive women in the 102nd Legislature wield immense power in the state.
After the Communist takeover of China in 1949, many dissidents of the Communists fled to the island, where they established what they believed to be a legitimate Chinese government.
After weeks of build up and the trailer for the true crime mini series being on heavy rotation, The Hunt for Raoul Moat at 9pm on Sunday, kicking off its three night takeover of the primetime slot.
Alex Arians entered full takeover mode as his fallaway jumper was money, leading him to a team-high 13 first-half points.
Common combinations with takeover
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- takeover of 64×
- the takeover 35×
- takeover in 13×
- takeover by 9×
- taliban takeover 9×
- military takeover 7×
- takeover and 7×
- takeover is 5×
- hostile takeover 5×
- takeover the 5×