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View synonyms for hostile takeover

hostile takeover

noun

, Business.
  1. a takeover that is not approved by the management of the corporation being acquired or that is accomplished through the secret purchase of stock.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hostile takeover1

First recorded in 1970–75

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