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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • verb to take over ownership of; -- of corporations and companies.

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  • verb transitive (idiomatic) to purchase the entire stock or extent of something
  • verb transitive to purchase the ownership of a company

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb take over ownership of; of corporations and companies

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