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take over buy out buy up

Take over ownership of; of corporations and companies WordNet 3.0

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Take over ownership of; of corporations and companies WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

To purchase the ownership of a company. Wiktionary

To buy the whole of; to purchase the entire stock of something. Wiktionary

The marshland was bought up by a housing company. Wiktionary

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WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

take over, buy out, buy up

Wiktionary

buy out, buy up

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