Vanlig TOEIC-vokabulär - acquisition & contract
I den här artikeln får du lära dig 9 TOEIC-vokabulärord som är kopplade till ämnet acquisition & contract. En god behärskning av engelskt ordförråd är mycket viktig för att få höga poäng i alla delar av TOEIC. Vi rekommenderar starkt att du studerar dessa ord för att förbereda dig för TOEIC-provet. När du studerar ord bör du skriva ner dem i ett anteckningsblock, säga orden och meningarna många gånger och försöka skapa egna meningar med hjälp av orden.
amend
/əˈmend/ play_circle_filledIf you amend something that has been written such as a law, or something that is said, you change it in order to improve it or make it more accurate.
- I need to amend this part of the contract before we sign.
- Congress may amend the tax bill.
- The country's constitution was amended to allow women to vote.
- On Friday the country's parliament voted to amend the law.
acquire
/ac-quire/ [ah0.k.w.ay1.er0] /əˈkwaɪɚ/ play_circle_filledTake over = Acquire = to get control of a company by buying enough of the shares in it
Takeover = Acquisition = the act of taking over a company
- In 2006, Google acquired Youtube for $1.65 billion.
- The acquisition frenzy has coincided with an era of historically low-interest rates.
- The $165 billion acquisition between America Online and Time Warner Inc. comes in at number two in our list of biggest takeovers in history.
- The company he works for has recently been taken over.
- The company made a takeover bid for one of its rivals.
acquisition
/ˌæk.wəˈzɪʃ.ən/ play_circle_filledTake over = Acquire = to get control of a company by buying enough of the shares in it
Takeover = Acquisition = the act of taking over a company
- The new acquisition will bring cutting-edge technology to our business, allowing us to expand our offerings to customers.
- The acquisition of a rival company is expected to give our business a significant boost in the industry.
- Yahoo is making a last-ditch effort to thwart the hostile takeover by Microsoft.
breach
/briːtʃ/ play_circle_filledBreach as noun means an act of breaking a rule, law, custom, or practice. Breach as a verb means to break a rule, law, custom, or practice.
- If you raise the price, that will be a breach of our contract.
- Your action is a breach of our agreement.
Breach as a verb
- We don't want to breach the contract we made with your company.
- Professional women's badminton player Tai Tzu-ying was threatened with a fine or a one-year ban from representing the nation at international tournaments by breaching a contract with team sponsor Yonex at the Rio Olympics.
merge
/mɝːdʒ/ play_circle_filledMerge = to combine together
Merger = an occasion when two or more companies join together to make one larger company
Megamerger = the joining of two large corporations, typically in a transaction worth billions of dollars, into one new legal entity.
- To save the business, our company decided to merge it with one of our competitors.
- A merger negotiation between the two companies has reached its final stage.
- Corporation's executives could benefit greatly from the megamerger, while the employees worried about possible job losses.
merger
/ˈmɝː.dʒɚ/ play_circle_filledMerge = to combine together
Merger = an occasion when two or more companies join together to make one larger company
Megamerger = the joining of two large corporations, typically in a transaction worth billions of dollars, into one new legal entity.
- A merger negotiation between the two companies has reached its final stage.
- Corporation's executives could benefit greatly from the megamerger, while the employees worried about possible job losses.
take over
/ˈteɪk/ /oʊ.vɚ/ play_circle_filledTake over = to start doing a job for something that another person did or had responsibility for before
- James took over as manager two weeks ago.
- I am assigned to take over this project while Bob is away.
- John is getting a promotion. He is going to take over as production manager at our factory in Vietnam.
Take over = Acquire = to get control of a company by buying enough of the shares in it
Takeover = Acquisition = the act of taking over a company
- The company he works for has recently been taken over.
- The company made a takeover bid for one of its rivals.
takeover
/ˈteɪkˌoʊ.vɚ/ play_circle_filledTake over = Acquire = to get control of a company by buying enough of the shares in it
Takeover = Acquisition = the act of taking over a company
- The board of directors had the final say in approving the takeover.
- The takeover was seen as a strategic move to expand the company's operations.
- The acquisition was considered a friendly takeover as both companies agreed on the deal.
- The takeover was expected to increase the acquiring company's market share.
- The company made a takeover bid for one of its rivals.
- The hostile takeover bid by technology giant Microsoft for social media giant Twitter caused a stir in the tech industry.
- The hostile takeover attempt by oil and gas company Chevron for Anadarko Petroleum raised concerns about the future of the energy industry.
tender offer
play_circle_filledA tender offer is a bid to purchase some or all of shareholders' stock in a corporation. Tender offers are typically made publicly and invite shareholders to sell their shares for a specified price and within a particular window of time. The price offered is usually at a premium to the market price.
- The acquiring company has officially commenced its cash tender offer for the target company.
- A publicly-traded company may issue a tender offer with the intent to buy back its own outstanding shares on the market.
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