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take-unders

take-unders is the plural of take-under.

Meaning of take-under

Noun

take-under (plural take-unders)

  1. A proposed acquisition of a company at a price below its market price.
    • PNC said the deal represented an offer of $2.23 for each share of National City, or nearly 19 percent below the stock’s closing price on Thursday. That makes the acquisition a “take-under,” meaning the purchase price is below the market value of the target company.2008 October 24, Eric Dash, “PNC Gets National City in Latest Bank Acquisition”, in New York Times

Questions about take-unders

What is take-unders the plural of?
Take-unders is the plural of take-under.

Words near take-unders in the dictionary

  1. take-over
  2. take-overs
  3. take-that game
  4. take-that games
  5. take-under
  6. take-unders
  7. take-up
  8. take-ups
  9. takeable
  10. takeaway
  11. takeaways

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