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