Farmers' groups said this would amount to a land grab for the private sector and would make India vulnerable to food shortages.
Internet companies are rushing to enter new markets as part of a frantic land grab.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
land grab — /ˈlænd græb/ (say land grab) noun the buying up of land at prices that are below the real value, often achieved by ignoring regulations that might slow down others with more scruples, or by disregarding the claims of people who might be adversely …
Land reform in Zimbabwe — began after the signing of the Lancaster House Agreement in 1979 in an effort to more equitably distribute land between the historically disenfranchised blacks and the minority whites who ruled Zimbabwe from 1923 to 1979. The government s land… … Wikipedia
Land Grabbing — ist ein aus dem Englischen stammender Begriff für die Aneignung von Land für zweifelhafte Zwecke oder mit zweifelhaften (illegalen) Mitteln. Land Grabing kann durch Inländer oder Ausländer, durch Kleinbauern oder Großkonzerne, durch… … Deutsch Wikipedia
land-grabber — ☆ land grabber [land′grab΄ər ] n. a person who gets possession of land unfairly or fraudulently … English World dictionary
land-grabber — /land grab euhr/, n. a person who seizes land illegally or underhandedly. [1855 60, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
land — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 surface of the earth ADJECTIVE ▪ dry ▪ It was good to be on dry land again after months at sea. VERB + LAND ▪ reach ▪ The explorers reached land after a long voyage … Collocations dictionary
grab — grab1 W3S3 [græb] v past tense and past participle grabbed present participle grabbing [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(with your hand)¦ 2¦(food/sleep)¦ 3¦(get something for yourself)¦ 4¦(chance/opportunity)¦ 5¦(get attention)¦ 6 how does something grab you? … Dictionary of contemporary English
Land Registration Act 2002 — Infobox UK Legislation short title=Land Registration Act 2002 parliament=United Kingdom Parliament long title=An Act to make provision about land registration; and for connected purposes. statute book chapter=2002 c. 9 introduced by=Lord… … Wikipedia
Grab (Großerlach) — Grab Gemeinde Großerlach Koordinaten … Deutsch Wikipedia
grab — [v] latch on to capture, catch, catch hold of, clutch, collar*, corral*, get one’s fingers on*, get one’s hands on*, glom*, grapple, grasp, grip, hook, land, lay one’s hands on*, nab, nail, pluck, seize, snag, snap up, snatch, take, take hold of; … New thesaurus
