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noun
The acquisition of a controlling interest in a business or corporation by outright purchase or by purchase of a majority of issued shares of stock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, finance
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noun
The use of grant monies to pay for another person to perform the usual duties, especially teaching duties, of someone engaged on the funded project.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
acquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: acquisition
Narrower terms: leveraged buyout, strategic buyout, takeover
History
Deverbal from buy out.
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
