Definition of Taking over

1. Noun. Acquisition of property by descent or by will.

Exact synonyms: Succession
Generic synonyms: Acquisition

Lexicographical Neighbors of Taking Over

taking
taking a hint
taking action
taking apart
taking care
taking charge
taking command
taking control
taking hold
taking into custody
taking on
taking out
taking out the trash
taking over (current term)
taking place
taking point
taking possession
taking root
taking stock
taking the cake
taking the mickey
taking time
takingly
takings
takins
takis
takovite

Literary usage of Taking over

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Treaties and Agreements with and Concerning China, 1894-1919: A Collection by John Van Antwerp MacMurray (1921)
"As to the method of taking over these enterprises the Board of Finance and the Board of Communications will carefully work out the details in accordance ..."

2. Treaties and Agreements with and Concerning China, 1894-1919: A Collection by John Van Antwerp MacMurray (1921)
"As to the method of taking over these enterprises the Board of Finance and the Board of Communications will care-fully work out the details in accordance ..."

3. The First World War, 1914-1918: Personal Experiences of Lieut.-Col. C. à by Charles à Court Repington (1920)
"... and French politics— Question of the British taking over more front—A conversation with M. Clemenceau—His opinions on some French generals—On French, ..."

4. The First World War, 1914-1918: Personal Experiences of Lieut.-Col. C. à by Charles à Court Repington (1920)
"Painleve on the war and French politics— Question of the British taking over more front—A conversation with M. Clemenceau—His opinions on some French ..."

5. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1902)
"... 25000,- 000 francs of share capital and 70000000 francs of bonds, will have the operation of the whole line, taking over the section to Vietri on April ..."

6. The Canada Law Journal by Law Society of Upper Canada, William S. Hein & Company, Canadian Bar Association (1916)
"... deal only with the power of taking possession of factories, and taking over their output, and ju-ranging the work in any particular factory or at all. ..."

7. The High School: Its Function, Organization and Administration by John Elbert Stout (1914)
"The taking over by the school of things previously done by the home has been in other ... The experiment of the school in taking over important activities ..."

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