Phrase guide

hostile takeover

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An attempted takeover of a company that is strongly resisted by the target company's management.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

a takeover that is resisted by the management of the target company

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: takeover

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 敵意收購 /敌意收购 (díyì shōugòu) — buyout that is strongly resisted by the target company's management
  • Chinese Mandarin: 惡意收購 /恶意收购 (èyì shōugòu) — buyout that is strongly resisted by the target company's management
  • Czech: nepřátelské převzetí — buyout that is strongly resisted by the target company's management
  • Dutch: vijandige overname — buyout that is strongly resisted by the target company's management
  • Finnish: vihamielinen valtaus — buyout that is strongly resisted by the target company's management
  • French: offre hostile — buyout that is strongly resisted by the target company's management
  • German: feindliche Übernahme — buyout that is strongly resisted by the target company's management
  • Japanese: 敵対的買収 (tekitaitekibaishū) — buyout that is strongly resisted by the target company's management
  • Polish: wrogie przejęcie — buyout that is strongly resisted by the target company's management
  • Portuguese: aquisição hostil — buyout that is strongly resisted by the target company's management
  • Russian: вражде́бное поглоще́ние (vraždébnoje pogloščénije) — buyout that is strongly resisted by the target company's management
  • Russian: недру́жественное поглоще́ние (nedrúžestvennoje pogloščénije) — buyout that is strongly resisted by the target company's management
  • Swedish: fientligt övertagande — buyout that is strongly resisted by the target company's management