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

And what had happened around the time he was laid off was that there was a hostile takeover bid mounted against one of the studios. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 5 Oct. 2026

In other words, your friend may be absorbing your taste without plotting a hostile takeover of your life, Single White Female style. — Alesandra Dubin, Glamour, 17 Sep. 2026

Bennett Weiner, president and CEO of the BBB Wise Giving Alliance, said a late registration isn't that unusual, especially for small charities, but the hostile takeover by a former member is. — Megan De Mar, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

In May 2024, it was reported that ASML now places a kill switch in its EUV machines that can be used to deactivate the machines remotely, to prevent an adversary from using them in the event of a hostile takeover. — Rakesh Kumar, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for hostile takeover

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