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

This hostile takeover of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) defied the organization’s independent status and location in a private – not federal – office building. —Angela Lederach, Oc Register, 8 May 2025

No wonder then that academics view these recent developments as an attempt by the Trump administration to execute a hostile takeover of higher education. —Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025

When a company is embroiled in a hostile takeover or an activist investor fight, all efforts aim at resolving the issue before an annual or special shareholder meeting. —Michael Flaherty, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025

Now the protests, which include the Tesla Takedown movement and a nationwide mass action called Hands Off, are targeting a hostile takeover of the government and broader threats to American freedom. —Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 9 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for hostile takeover

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