"takeover bid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: takeover bids [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} takeover bid (plural takeover bids)
  1. (British) An attempt to buy a controlling share in a business. Tags: British Translations (attempt to buy a controlling share in a business): offre publique d’achat [feminine] (French), OPA [feminine] (French), Übernahmeangebot [neuter] (German), offerta pubblica d'acquisto [feminine] (Italian), OPA [feminine] (Italian), afferta pùbblica d'accattu [feminine] (Sicilian), APA [feminine] (Sicilian), opa [feminine] (Spanish)

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