Acquisition
21ACQUISITION — n. f. Action d’acquérir. Faire un contrat d’acquisition. Faire une acquisition. Il a fait acquisition, l’acquisition d’une belle terre. Il désigne aussi la Chose acquise. Bonne acquisition. Il lui a cédé son acquisition. Venez voir ma nouvelle… …
22acquisition — n. 1) to make an acquisition 2) (BE) an acquisition to (he is a valuable acquisition to our firm) * * * [ˌækwɪ zɪʃ(ə)n] to make an acquisition (BE) an acquisition to (he is a valuable acquisition to our firm) …
23acquisition */*/ — UK [ˌækwɪˈzɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms acquisition : singular acquisition plural acquisitions 1) [uncountable] the process of buying something or obtaining it in some other way acquisition of: the acquisition of property 2) [countable] business… …
24acquisition — acquisitional, adj. acquisitor /euh kwiz i teuhr/, n. /ak weuh zish euhn/, n. 1. the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate. 2. something acquired; addition: a recent acquisition to the museum. 3. Ling. the act or… …
25acquisition — noun 1 thing you have obtained ADJECTIVE ▪ latest, new, recent 2 act of obtaining sth ADJECTIVE ▪ data, language, property ▪ …
26acquisition — ac|qui|si|tion [ ,ækwı zıʃn ] noun ** 1. ) uncount the process of buying something or obtaining it in some other way: acquisition of: the acquisition of property 2. ) count a company that is bought by another company: The industry s wave of… …
27acquisition — ac|qui|si|tion W3 [ˌækwıˈzıʃən] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: acquisitio, from acquirere; ACQUIRE] 1.) [U] the process by which you gain knowledge or learn a skill ▪ the acquisition of language 2.) [U] the act of getting land, power, money …
28acquisition — noun 1 (U) the act of getting new knowledge, skills etc: second language acquisition 2 (U) the act of getting land, power, money etc: the acquisition of new territory 3 (C) formal something that you have bought or obtained, especially a valuable… …
29acquisition — /ˌækwɪ zɪʃ(ə)n/ noun 1. something bought ● The chocolate factory is our latest acquisition. 2. the act of getting or buying something ♦ data acquisition or acquisition of data obtaining and classifying data 3. the action of acquiring new… …
30acquisition — noun Etymology: Middle English acquisicioun, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French acquisition, from Latin acquisition , acquisitio, from acquirere Date: 14th century 1. the act of acquiring 2. something or someone acquired or gained < the… …
