takeover
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++take·o·ver /ˈteɪkˌəʊvə $ -ˌoʊvər/ ●○○ noun [countable] 1 BBCwhen one company takes control of another by buying more than half its shares 收购 Thornbury has announced a takeover bid of a regional TV company. 索恩伯里已经宣布将出价收购一家地方电视公司。 He prevented a hostile takeover (=when the takeover is not wanted by the company being bought) of the company. 他阻止了对公司的恶意收购。2 PGCONTROLan act of getting control of a country or political organization, using force 〔通过武力对某国或某政治组织的〕接管，夺取控制 a communist takeover 共产党的夺取政权
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takeover• A Court Scheme represents an alternative to a takeover offer as a method of acquiring control of a public company.• It was doubtless because the government was then concerned about possible foreign reaction to a takeover.• Lurking in the background, too, are the constant takeover rumors about the bank, the largest in Florida.• In this sector, he also thinks software concern Davidson & Co. might make an interesting takeover play.• Harrison said a crucial issue was the continued speculation that Fairfax was a prime takeover target.• Since March 1989 and prior to the takeover late last year, Hawker reduced its head-count dramatically.hostile takeover• T Cowie was not successful in its £32m hostile takeover bid for Henlys.• But it's now facing a hostile takeover bid by a Suffolk based-brewery, Greene King.• The Abingdon-based Morland brewers will know tomorrow if they've managed to fight off a hostile takeover bid.• The only way they can protect themselves against hostile takeovers is to get the stock price up.• Jobs under threat ... Dowty loses the hostile takeover battle.• On the other hand sentiment is changing the way in which hostile takeovers are regarded.From Longman Business Dictionarytakeovertake‧o‧ver /ˈteɪkˌəʊvə-ˌoʊvər/ noun [countable] FINANCE the act of getting control of a company by buying over 50% of its sharesTo avoid a takeover, the investment company went deeply in debt to pay a huge special dividend.There was a takeover bid by a larger and more aggressive company.an anti-takeover plan (=one to try and avoid a takeover)If one company acquires another, it buys it or takes it over. A buyout is when a person or organization buys a business. An employee/staff buyout is when employees buy the company they work for. A management buyout is when a company’s senior managers buy the company they work for. A leveraged buyout is when a person or organization buys a company using a loan borrowed against the company’s assets, some of which may then be sold to pay off the loan. In order to avoid a takeover, a company may use a poison pill (=something in a company’s financial or legal structure that makes it difficult for another company to take it over). Other actions taken by companies to prevent a hostile takeover include the crown jewels defence British English, in which a company sells important assets cheaply to a supporter, so that the company is less attractive to buy, and then buys them back later when the takeover is less likely to happen, or the Pacman defense American English, in which a company that is the target of a takeover buys the shares of the company that is trying to take it over. A merger is an occasion when two or more companies or organizations join together to form a larger company. → creeping takeover → friendly takeover → hostile takeover → leveraged takeover → reverse takeover → unfriendly takeovertake·o·ver nounChineseSyllable
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takeover
take‧o‧ver /ˈteɪkˌəʊvə $ -ˌoʊvər/
noun [countable]
1. when one company takes control of another by buying more than half its shares:
Thornbury has announced a takeover bid of a regional TV company.
He prevented a hostile takeover (=when the takeover is not wanted by the company being bought) of the company.
2. an act of getting control of a country or political organization, using force:
a communist takeover
take‧o‧ver /ˈteɪkˌəʊvə $ -ˌoʊvər/
noun [countable]1. when one company takes control of another by buying more than half its shares:
2. an act of getting control of a country or political organization, using force:
Running a business 经营企业
buy/acquire/own/sell a company/firm/franchise收购／获得／拥有／出售公司／商行／特许经销权 set up/establish/start/start up/launch a business/company创办企业／公司 run/operate a business/company/franchise经营企业／公司／专卖店 head/run a firm/department/team管理公司／部门／团队 make/secure/win/block a deal达成／阻止一笔交易 expand/grow/build the business扩展业务 boost/increase investment/spending/sales/turnover/earnings/exports/trade增加投资／支出／销售量／营业额／收入／出口／贸易 increase/expand production/output/sales增加产量／输出量／销售量 boost/maximize production/productivity/efficiency/income/revenue/profit/profitability使产量／生产力／效率／收入／收益／利润／收益增加／最大化 achieve/maintain/sustain growth/profitability实现／维持／保持增长／收益 cut/reduce/bring down/lower/slash costs/prices削减成本／价格 announce/impose/make cuts/cutbacks宣布／强制实行／实施削减
Sales and marketing 销售和市场营销
break into/enter/capture/dominate the market打入／进入／占领／控制市场 gain/grab/take/win/boost/lose market share取得／夺取／得到／赢得／增加／丢失市场份额 find/build/create a market for sth为某物找到／建立／开创市场 start/launch an advertising/a marketing campaign发起广告／营销宣传活动 develop/launch/promote a product/website开发／推出／推销产品／网站 create/generate demand for your product为产品创造需求 attract/get/retain/help customers/clients吸引／赢得／留住／帮助顾客／客户 drive/generate/boost/increase demand/sales刺激／创造／提高／增加需求／销售量 beat/keep ahead of/out-think/outperform the competition打败／领先于／智胜／胜过竞争对手 meet/reach/exceed/miss sales targets完成／达到／超过／未达到销售目标
Finance 财务
draw up/set/present/agree/approve a budget起草／制订／提出／批准预算 keep to/balance/cut/reduce/slash the budget执行／平衡／削减／大幅削减预算 be/come in below/under/over/within budget未超出／超出预算；在预算之内 generate income/revenue/profit/funds/business产生收益／利润／资金／营业额 fund/finance a campaign/a venture/an expansion/spending/a deficit为活动／商业项目／扩张／开支／赤字提供资金 provide/raise/allocate capital/funds提供／筹集／分配资金 attract/encourage investment/investors吸引／鼓励投资／投资者 recover/recoup costs/losses/an investment收回成本／亏损／投资 get/obtain/offer sb/grant sb credit/a loan获得／为某人提供／准予某人贷款 apply for/raise/secure/arrange/provide finance申请／筹集／获得／安排／提供资金
Failure 失败；不成功
lose business/trade/customers/sales/revenue失去生意／买卖／顾客／销量／收益 accumulate/accrue/incur/run up debts累积／积累／招致／积欠债务 suffer/sustain enormous/heavy/serious losses蒙受惨重损失 face cuts/a deficit/redundancy/bankruptcy面临削减／赤字／裁员／破产 file for/ ( NAmE enter/avoid/escape bankruptcy申请／避免／幸免破产 ( BrE go into administration/liquidation进入行政接管／清算 liquidate/wind up a company清算／关闭公司 survive/weather a recession/downturn艰难渡过萧条期／衰退期 propose/seek/block/oppose a merger提出／寻求／阻止／反对合并 launch/make/accept/defeat a takeover bid发起／进行／接受／阻止收购投标