takedown

adj.
Having the capability of being taken down or apart: a takedown rifle; a takedown scaffold.

n.

1. 1. An article or apparatus that can be taken down or apart.
   2. The mechanism that allows an article or apparatus to be easily taken down.
2. Sports. A move or maneuver in wrestling or the martial arts in which a standing opponent is forced to the floor.
3. Informal.
   1. The act of humiliating a person.
   2. An instance of such humiliation: She gave you quite a takedown.

1. The price at which underwriters obtain securities to be offered to the public.

2. The portion of securities that each investment banker will distribute in a secondary or initial pubic offering.

Investopedia Says:
1. The takedown will be a factor in determining the spread or commission underwriters will receive once the public has purchased securities from them. A full takedown will be received by members of a syndicate. Dealers outside of the syndicate receive a portion of the takedown while the remaining balance remains with the syndicate.

2. In a shelf offering, underwriters essentially 'take-down' securities off the shelf.

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1. Each participating Investment Banker's proportionate share of the securities to be distributed in a new or a secondary offering.

2. price at which the securities are allocated to members of the Underwriting Group, particularly in municipal offerings.

See also Underwrite.

The time when a borrower actually accepts money from a lender under a line of credit or loan commitment.
Example: The real estate developer scheduled takedowns to obtain the money to:

1. Buy land.

2. Install utilities.

3. Pave streets.

4. Pour a foundation.

5. Frame the building.

6. Put on the roof.

n. denoting a firearm with the capacity to have the barrel and magazine detached from the stock.

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