land grab
noun[S]
ukusECONOMICS,POLITICS
theactof taking anareaoflandbyforce, formilitaryoreconomicreasons:
Farmers'groupssaid this wouldamountto alandgrabfor theprivatesectorand would makeIndiavulnerabletofoodshortages.
ECONOMICS,COMMERCE
theactof takingcontrolofpartof amarketveryquicklyorforcefully:
Internetcompaniesarerushingtoenternewmarketsaspartof afranticlandgrab.