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HOSTILE TAKEOVER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hostile takeover mean?
• HOSTILE TAKEOVER (noun)
The noun HOSTILE TAKEOVER has 1 sense:
1. a takeover that is resisted by the management of the target company
Familiarity information: HOSTILE TAKEOVER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A takeover that is resisted by the management of the target company
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("hostile takeover" is a kind of...):
takeover (a change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a corporation)
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