ACQUISITION


Meaning of ACQUISITION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ækwɪzɪʃ(ə)n ]

( acquisitions)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

If a company or business person makes an acquisition , they buy another company or part of a company. ( BUSINESS )

...the acquisition of a profitable paper recycling company.

N-VAR : oft N of n

2.

If you make an acquisition , you buy or obtain something, often to add to things that you already have.

...the President’s recent acquisition of a helicopter.

= purchase

N-COUNT : oft N of n

3.

The acquisition of a skill or a particular type of knowledge is the process of learning it or developing it.

...language acquisition.

N-UNCOUNT : n N , N of n

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