# takeover

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #11,477

## Definitions
1. 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. The acquisition of a public company whose shares are listed on a stock exchange, in contrast to the acquisition of a private company.
3. A time or event in which control or authority, especially over a facility is passed from one party to the next.

## Etymology
Deverbal from take over.

## Common misspellings (11)
`atkeover`, `taekover`, `takeoevr`, `takeoverr`, `takeovre`, `takeovver`, `takevoer`, `takkeover`, `takoever`, `tkaeover`, `ttakeover`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/takeover