Acquisition

  • 111Acquisition —   1) (minerals)   The procurement of the legal right to explore for and produce discovered minerals, if any, within a specific area; that legal right may be obtained by mineral lease, concession, or purchase of land and mineral rights or of… …

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  • 112acquisition — [ˌakwɪ zɪʃ(ə)n] noun 1》 a recently acquired asset or object. 2》 the action of acquiring …

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  • 113acquisition — n. See acquirement …

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  • 114acquisition — 1. The purchase of an asset, service, or legal right. 2. The purchase of an organization, or the obtaining of operational or legal control of an organization. In contrast to the generally voluntary nature of *mergers, acquisitions are often made… …

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  • 115acquisition — n 1. obtaining, obtainment, getting, gaining, acquirement, securing, procurement, procuration; purchasing, buying, picking up; takeover, gain, annexation; seizure, appropriation, capture; inheritance, donation, gift, benefaction. 2. addition,… …

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  • 116acquisition — ac·qui·si·tion …

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  • 117acquisition — ac•qui•si•tion [[t]ˌæk wəˈzɪʃ ən[/t]] n. 1) the act of acquiring or gaining possession 2) something acquired; addition • Etymology: 1375–1425; ME < L acquīsītiō ac qui•si′tion•al, adj. ac•quis•i•tor əˈkwɪz ɪ tər n …

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  • 118Acquisition — HD The gathering of data, whether it be photographic, audio, or for some other purpose …

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  • 119acquisition —   , n. act of acquiring; thing acquired; process of locating by radar, etc., or of re establishing contact with, a spacecraft, satellite, etc …

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  • 120acquisition —   Loa a ana, lawena …

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