C2 noun #43,582 most common

The purchase of one company by another; a merger without the formation of a new company, especially where some stakeholders in the purchased company oppose the purchase.

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  • (noun) The purchase of one company by another; a merger without the formation of a new company, especially where some stakeholders in the purchased company oppose the purchase.
  • (noun) The acquisition of a public company whose shares are listed on a stock exchange, in contrast to the acquisition of a private company.
  • (noun) A time or event in which control or authority, especially over a facility is passed from one party to the next.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun The purchase of one company by another; a merger without the formation of a new company, especially where some stakeholders in the purchased company oppose the purchase.
  2. 2
    noun The acquisition of a public company whose shares are listed on a stock exchange, in contrast to the acquisition of a private company.
  3. 3
    noun A time or event in which control or authority, especially over a facility is passed from one party to the next.
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