acquisition
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- noun
- /ˌakwəˈzɪʃən/
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adquisición
- The big item on the agenda was a proposed acquisition of a company based in France.
- mergers and acquisitions
- land acquisition
- book acquisitions
So the argument about the original acquisition of property runs as follows.
- So the argument about the original acquisition of property runs as follows.
- Why can't we just have unlimited acquisition or accumulation of wealth?
- You tweeted that I'm excited about Amazon's acquisition of iRobot.
- As long as they could continue doing acquisitions, Worldcom could continue these practices.
- That lowers our CPA cost of lead acquisition, right?
- Google, not Google Maps, but Google Earth was an acquisition, right?
- But in terms of number of users per full time employee pre acquisition, how would you place WhatsApp?
- That's part of big acquisition programs, right?
- Managing clients and delivery and then additional client acquisition is, is impossible.
- So we're in the middle of a all mine acquisition in South Africa.
- And so you know you're going to hire acquisitions people as time goes on.
Examples
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I need a publishing acquisition deal.
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The big news this week is obviously Facebooks acquisition of Oculus.
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Now, gentlemen, I give you our latest acquisition from the enemy.
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For many of our new wave of clients, the act of acquisition is an end in itself.
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Been working on this acquisition deal for a while... and it finally came through, so...
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When you did the Cherry Field acquisition, was that the big step up for Oxford?
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Eventually, funds were allocated for the acquisition of equipment, and it was installed.
Academic text (2008) -
If this acquisition goes through, this will be the largest mining interest in the Southeast.
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We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex.
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The company's latest acquisition of a tech startup will enhance its innovation capabilities.
Synonyms
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1.4
An item or service someone has bought
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1.0
An act of gaining something, like buying or receiving it
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2.3
Buying goods or services with money
Getting something so it belongs to you
The act of getting something you need or want
Getting something by doing certain things
Getting something you need, often by buying or arranging it
Getting something, often by finding or buying it
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
A contract that explains the terms for one company to buy another company
- Archaic
A way of learning a language that focuses on listening, repeating, and speaking
- Specialized
A ship system that finds and shows where a target is to aim weapons
How Complete
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147
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word acquisition comes from the Latin parts ad- ('to') and quaerere ('seek' or 'get'), the same root as the verb acquire, so you can picture going on a small quest to bring something back. So an acquisition is something you have obtained or added to what you own.