cash bid
noun[C]
ukusFINANCE
atakeoverbid(= anattemptby onecompanytobuyanothercompany)in whichshareholdersin thecompanybeing taken over areofferedcashfortheirshares:
make/launch a cash bid (for sth)The little-knownCanadiancompanylaunchedacashbidworth$606 million for theeducationalsoftwarefirm.