hostile takeover

noun

: an attempt to buy a company when the people who own the company do not want to sell it

Examples of hostile takeover in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Taeha Energy, a rival conglomerate under the leadership of Chairman Na (Jung Jae-sung) and daughter Na Eun-se (Lee Seo-an), who is Jae-seong’s wife, are staging a hostile takeover. — Kayti Burt, Time, 6 July 2026

Dayo Wong and Sammi Cheng head the cast of the film, directed by Jack Ng, about a fading nightclub’s fight against a hostile takeover. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 2 July 2026

Built to standard best practices, the company had no ability to resist a hostile takeover, so when gravity pulled the stock down, the hedge fund Jana Partners forced a sale to Amazon and pocketed about $300 million for six months of work. — Kyle Westaway, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

During his tenure Thomas also successfully staved off a hostile takeover. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026

Rhymes for hostile takeover

• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover
• holdover
• layover
• leftover
• makeover
• moreover
• passover