TAKEOVER TARGET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does takeover target mean? 

• TAKEOVER TARGET (noun)
  The noun TAKEOVER TARGET has 1 sense:

1. a company that has been chosen as attractive for takeover by a potential acquirer

  Familiarity information: TAKEOVER TARGET used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TAKEOVER TARGET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A company that has been chosen as attractive for takeover by a potential acquirer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

takeover target; target company

Hypernyms ("takeover target" is a kind of...):

company (an institution created to conduct business)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "takeover target"):

sleeping beauty (a potential takeover target that has not yet been put in play)