| 100% | RCA | 3 | Co. bought by G.E. in 1986 |
| 68% | RCA | 3 | Company acquired by G.E. in 1986 |
| 61% | RCA | 3 | G.E. bought it in 1986 |
| 51% | TCI | 3 | Cable co. bought by AT&T in 1999 |
| 50% | SOBE | 4 | Co. bought by PepsiCo in 2000 that offers Elixirs such as Liz Blizz and Tsunami |
| 45% | MCI | 3 | Co. bought by Verizon |
| 44% | MOVEMENT | 8 | Action made by the body, e.g. in dance |
| 43% | UNOCAL | 6 | Company bought by Chevron in 2005 |
| 43% | AOL | 3 | ISP bought by Verizon in 2015 |
| 42% | PRANK | 5 | Covering a co-worker's cubicle in wrapping paper, e.g. |
| 42% | SKYPE | 5 | VOIP service bought by Microsoft in 2011 |
| 42% | TAZO | 4 | Tea company bought by Starbucks in 1999 |
| 42% | AMC | 3 | Car co. bought by Chrysler |
| 41% | WAMU | 4 | Bank bought by Chase in 2008, in brief |
| 41% | INSTAGRAM | 9 | Photo sharing app bought by Facebook in 2012 |
| 41% | MCI | 3 | Telecom company bought by Verizon in 2006: Abbr. |
| 41% | SKYPE | 5 | Video chat service bought by Microsoft in 2011 |
| 41% | YOUTUBE | 7 | Popular video website bought by Google in 2006 |
| 41% | AOL | 3 | Internet service provider bought by Verizon in 2015 |
| 41% | INSTAGRAM | 9 | Photo-sharing app, bought by Facebook in 2012 |
| 41% | AIWA | 4 | Japanese electronics company bought by Sony in 2002 |
| 41% | MCA | 3 | Co. that bought Motown in 1988 |
| 41% | AOL | 3 | Co. that bought Netscape in 1999 |
| 41% | MCI | 3 | Co. acquired by Verizon in 2006 |
| 41% | AOL | 3 | Co. acquired by Verizon in 2015 |
| 40% | NOKIA | 5 | Finnish cell phone manufacturer bought by Microsoft in 2014 |
| 40% | EMI | 3 | Record label bought by Universal Music Group in 2012 |
| 40% | FLICKR | 6 | Image, video hosting site bought by Yahoo in 2005 |
| 40% | MCAFEE | 6 | Brand of antivirus software bought by Intel in 2011 |
| 40% | TYCO | 4 | Toy company that was bought by Mattel in 1997 |