takeover

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun The act or an instance of assuming control or management of or responsibility for something, especially the seizure of power, as in a nation, political organization, or corporation.
• noun The performing of an action or a play in a game again after the first performance has been discounted or is under dispute.

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

• noun (Business, Finance) The acquisition of ownership of one company by another company, usually by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock or by exchanging stock of the purchasing company for that of the purchased company. It is a hostile takeover if the management of the company being taken over is opposed to the deal. A hostile takeover is sometimes organized by a corporate raider.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• noun economics 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 economics, UK 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.

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

• noun a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force
• noun a change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a corporation
• verb take up and practice as one's own
• verb seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
• verb take up, as of debts or payments
• verb do over
• verb free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
• verb take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
• verb take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
• verb take over ownership of; of corporations and companies