Plural of takeover
regular plural
The plural of takeover is takeovers.
Forms of takeover
| Singular | takeover |
|---|---|
| Plural | takeovers |
| Countable | countable |
Takeovers in a sentence
- The takeovers were financed by issuing zeroes.From the entry zero
- A few widely publicized companies set up ESOPs purely as defenses against hostile takeovers.2016 September 8, John Case, “The Life-Changing Magic of Turning Employees Into Shareholders”, in The Atlantic. From the entry ESOP
- Britain's open-door policy on foreign takeovers is a net gain for the economy.2012 October 29, “Editorial: Protectionism is not the answer, Lord Heseltine”, in Independent, UK, retrieved 15 Jan 2016. From the entry open-door policy
- Leveraged buyout funds are behind the dramatic growth in high-yield debt—the preferred financing for today's corporate takeovers.2007 November 20, Diana Farrell, “Private Equity Isn't Fading Away”, in BusinessWeek, retrieved 29 Jan 2010. From the entry leveraged buyout
- Their subject — hostile corporate takeovers — seems far from cyberprivacy, but it is not.2007 December 23, Christopher Caldwell, “Intimate Shopping”, in New York Times. From the entry cyberprivacy
Meaning of takeover
- 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.
Questions about the plural of takeover
- What is the plural of takeover?
- The plural of takeover is takeovers.
- Is takeover countable?
- Takeover is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: takeover (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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