Japanese Conversation · Level 130
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Japanese word
買収
Pronunciation
Romajibaishū
Meaning
- nounacquisition
Example
その会社は買収を発表しました。so no gai sha wa bai shū o hap pyō shi ma shi ta
The company announced an acquisition.
More examples
両社は買収の条件について話し合いました。ryō sha wa bai shū no jō ken ni tsu i te hana shi a i ma shi ta
The two companies discussed the terms of the acquisition.
Core concept
Describes a purchase that brings another company or business under the buyer's control.
Common phrases
海外企業の買収kai gai ki gyō no bai shū
acquisition of an overseas company
買収の条件bai shū no jō ken
terms of an acquisition
買収を完了bai shū o kan ryō
complete an acquisition
Similar words
乗っ取りnottori: A deal in which one company buys enough of another to gain control of it.
買い取りkaitori: The purchase of a company or its assets, without necessarily gaining control of the whole company.
合併gappei: A combination in which two companies become one, usually without one simply buying the other.
Definition in Japanese
他の会社や事業を買い取り、所有権や支配権を得ること。hoka no gai sha ya ji gyō o ka i to ri sho yū ken ya shi hai ken o e ru ko to
Word origin
The noun 買収 (baishū) combines 買 (bai, "buy") with 収 (shū, "take in"), expressing the act of taking a business into one's ownership.
Usage tips
- A company being purchased is commonly called an acquisition target, a useful term in news reports about corporate deals.
Other meanings
- takeovernoun
- buyoutnoun
Related words
- 買収者baishūshaacquirernoun