land grab

noun

/ˈlænd ɡræb/

(disapproving)

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an act of buying or taking land illegally or in a way that is considered morally wrong
- The city owns most of the water rights, bought in a land grab in the early 1900s.
- Residents fear a land grab by the wealthy elite.
an act of getting property or power in a way that is sudden, illegal or considered morally wrong
- The company has been accused of an online land grab as it buys up internet domains.
- land grab for something/somebody The move was considered a land grab for younger TV viewers.

单词	land grab
释义	land grab noun /ˈlænd ɡræb/ /ˈlænd ɡræb/ (disapproving) jump to other results an act of buying or taking land illegally or in a way that is considered morally wrong The city owns most of the water rights, bought in a land grab in the early 1900s. Residents fear a land grab by the wealthy elite. an act of getting property or power in a way that is sudden, illegal or considered morally wrong The company has been accused of an online land grab as it buys up internet domains. land grab for something/somebody The move was considered a land grab for younger TV viewers.
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