Acquisition

  • 11acquisition — (n.) late 14c., act of obtaining, from O.Fr. acquisicion (13c.) or directly from L. acquisitionem (nom. acquisitio), noun of action from pp. stem of acquirere get in addition, accumulate, from ad extra (see AD (Cf. ad )) + quaerere to seek to… …

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  • 12acquisition — *acquirement, attainment, accomplishment Analogous words: *addition, accession, accretion, increment: *possessions, belongings, means, assets: *gift, genius, talent, aptitude: *art, skill, cunning …

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  • 13acquisition — ► NOUN 1) an object that has recently been acquired. 2) the act of acquiring …

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  • 14acquisition — [ak΄wə zish′ən] n. [L acquisitio < pp. of acquirere, ACQUIRE] 1. an acquiring or being acquired 2. something or someone acquired or added …

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  • 15acquisition — When a firm buys another firm. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary Receipt, by a person registered or liable to be registered for VAT, of goods that have been supplied by a registered person in another European Union ( EU) Member State and removed… …

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  • 16acquisition — (a ki zi sion ; en poésie, de cinq syllabes) s. f. 1°   Action d acquérir. Conclure une acquisition. L acquisition de l Alsace à la France par le cardinal Mazarin. •   Les nobles ne pourront faire d acquisition sur les pauvres, FÉN. Tél. XII.… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 17Acquisition — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Acquisition >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 acquisition acquisition Sgm: N 1 gaining gaining &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 obtainment obtainment Sgm: N 1 procuration procuration procurement Sgm: N 1 purchase …

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  • 18Acquisition — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Acquisition », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) En général l acquisition est l action qui… …

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  • 19acquisition — [[t]æ̱kwɪzɪ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ acquisitions 1) N VAR: oft N of n If a company or business person makes an acquisition, they buy another company or part of a company. ...the acquisition of a profitable paper recycling company. ...the number of mergers …

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  • 20ACQUISITION — s. f. Action d acquérir. Faire un contrat d acquisition. Faire une acquisition. Il a fait acquisition, l acquisition d une belle terre.   Il signifie aussi, La chose acquise. Bonne acquisition. Il lui a cédé son acquisition. Venez voir ma… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)