takeover attempt
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- noun
- /ˈteɪˌkoʊvər əˈtɛmpt/
- Jargon
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intento de adquisición
- The Zetas and the alliances they have made with other Mexican cartels that have been betrayed by this international takeover attempt to control the Mexican drug trafficking machine put a serious wrench in these people's plans.
- a hostile takeover attempt
- a takeover attempt fails
- fight off a takeover attempt
Examples
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It remained strong enough to fight off hostile takeover attempts by larger electronics companies in both America and Japan, and its Valet and Guardian series of home "hots" held their own in the marketplace, not only selling as many units as CybeServe but even surpassing their sales in Europe.
Fiction book (2000) -
His is one of the companies embroiled in a takeover attempt that we'll get to presently.
Fiction book (2000) -
At the same time, they've expended time and money fighting off a hostile takeover attempt by one of their Japanese competitors.
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The failed takeover attempt of the Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council by the people from Hermon proves these people must not be given too much power.
Blog text (18) -
After a period of respite in the 1990s, the African continent was once more the one with the most military coups in the first decade of the 21st century, with 27 takeover attempts.
Blog text (10) -
It all leads to a fairly standard—and easily foiled—takeover attempt, and another speech from The Doctor in praise of humanity.
Blog text (7) -
Although the number of coup attempts may be diminishing now that new, popularly elected governments in South America and Sub-Saharan Africa struggle to take root, weak governments that are unable to solve their countries' problems remain potential targets of takeover attempts.
Academic text (1994) -
The board successfully thwarted a hostile takeover attempt by a major competitor last month.
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After months of negotiations, the takeover attempt was ultimately approved by the shareholders.
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The company announced a takeover attempt that aims to expand its market reach significantly.
Synonyms
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An offer to buy enough shares in a company to gain control
Antonyms
How Aggressive
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an effort to gain control of a company' is directly compositional from 'takeover' (obtaining control) plus 'attempt' (an act of trying); a learner who knows both constituents can infer it as 'an attempt to take over'. This follows a regular modifier-noun composition pattern common across languages and is therefore immediately understandable to B1 learners who know the words.
Etymology
Takeover attempt comes from the image of one group trying to take over a house or castle while the owners try to stop them, and an attempt is the effort to do it. So in business it means an effort to 'gain control' of a company, often by buying enough shares.