valtaus

vallata +‎ -us

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑltɑus/,
• Rhymes: -ɑltɑus
• Hyphenation^(key): val‧ta‧us

valtaus

1. takeover (time or event in which control or authority changes hands, especially unwillingly over a facility)

   Tukikohdan valtaus sujui ongelmitta.

   The base takeover came off without problems.

2. conquest (that which is conquered; possession gained by force)

   Synonym: valloitus

3. (economics) takeover (purchase of one company by another, especially where some stakeholders in the purchased company oppose the purchase)

   vihamielinen valtaus ― hostile takeover

4. (mining) claim, mining claim (claim of the right to extract minerals from a tract of public, or, depending on jurisdiction, private land; the piece of land claimed)

   Synonym: kaivosvaltaus

• “valtaus”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04