acquisition

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ac·qui·si·tion /ˌækwəˈzɪʃən/ AWL noun

1 [uncountableU]LEARN the process by which you gain knowledge or learn a skill 〔知识、技能的〕获得，习得

the acquisition of language

语言的习得

2 [uncountableU]BUYGET the act of getting land, power, money etc 〔土地、权力、金钱等的〕获得，得到

acquisition of

the acquisition of new sites for development

获得新的开发用地

3 [countableC] formal something that you have obtained by buying it or being given it 购置物；获得物

The Art Society is holding an exhibition of recent acquisitions.

艺术协会在为新近购得的艺术品举办展览。

Examples from the Corpus

acquisition• United Airlines' acquisition of the company is being investigated by the Justice Department.• The firm must maintain an independent and objective attitude throughout the engagement, rather than advocating an acquisition.• Mergers and acquisitions are often decided by two or three people be-hind closed doors.• IBM will look at acquisitions including small service companies that complement its offerings.• second language acquisition• Funds will be used for new museum acquisitions.• If the new acquisitions go ahead, the vistas will be seen much as they were at Brown's death in 1783.• If anything is moved then I am informed and we also record the new acquisitions.• This should be significantly higher in 2000 as a result of acquisitions of Keyline and Sharpe and Fisher made late in 1999.• Nor does it mean that the project acquisitions were not used.• They proposed that more open-ended questioning and more pupil talk were vital in reading acquisition.

From Longman Business Dictionary

acquisitionac·qui·si·tion /ˌækwəˈzɪʃən/ nounFINANCE

1[countableC, uncountableU] when one company buys another one, or part of another one

the group’s acquisition of 85 stores in California

2[countableC] a company or part of a company that is bought by another company

The group’s latest acquisition is a sportswear firm.

→ bootstrap acquisition → bust-up acquisition

Origin acquisition

(1300-1400) Latin acquisitio, from acquirere; → ACQUIRE

ac·qui·si·tion noun

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