Takeover (bid) Definition

noun
An attempt to assume control or management of a corporation by another corporation, generally by purchase of all outstanding stock.
Webster's New World Law

(UK) An attempt to buy a controlling share in a business.

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Noun

Singular:
takeover (bid)
Plural:
takeover-bids

Takeover (bid) Sentence Examples

  • The stock soared while in the hope of a takeover bid.

  • Had current events not intruded maybe Lotus ' fate would have been different, but in June 1995 IBM launched a hostile takeover bid.

  • By this time the shares were 3p, thanks only to a takeover bid.

  • The takeover bid is still in the approvals process.

  • I hate Standard Life but will probably hold onto the shares for a while in the hope of a takeover bid.

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