take ‧ o ‧ ver /ˈteɪkˌəʊvə $ -ˌoʊvər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
1 . when one company takes control of another by buying more than half its ↑ share s :
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