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hostile takeover
noun
, Business.
- 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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Example Sentences
He was an alleged extortion victim of Bulger, who had engaged in a hostile takeover of a liquor store that Rakes once owned.
From The Daily Beast
So it goes with the attempted hostile takeover of FreedomWorks by three Republican insiders from the old guard.
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And if boardroom fashion can be a game of strategic intimidation, then these clothes are akin to a hostile takeover.
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We are not going to effect a hostile takeover of my friends.
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