takeover
take‧o‧ver /ˈteɪkˌəʊvə $ -ˌoʊvər/
noun [countable]
1. when one company takes control of another by buying more than half its shares:
Thornbury has announced a takeover bid of a regional TV company.
He prevented a hostile takeover (=when the takeover is not wanted by the company being bought) of the company.
2. an act of getting control of a country or political organization, using force:
a communist takeover
take‧o‧ver /ˈteɪkˌəʊvə $ -ˌoʊvər/
noun [countable]1. when one company takes control of another by buying more than half its shares:
2. an act of getting control of a country or political organization, using force: