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acquisition
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural acquisitions
plural acquisitions
Learner's definition of ACQUISITION
1
[noncount] : the act of getting or acquiring something得到；获得: such as
a : the act or process of gaining skill, knowledge, etc.学得；习得
- the acquisition of knowledge知识的获得
- foreign language acquisition外语习得
b : the act of obtaining money, possessions, etc.（金钱、财物等的）获取
- the acquisition of wealth财富的获得
- the country's acquisition of new ships这个国家新船只的获得
2
[count] : something (such as a company or valuable property) that is acquired获得物；增添物；购置物
- The big company's newest acquisition is a small chain of clothing stores.这家大公司最新收购的是一家小型服装连锁店。
- The museum has put its latest acquisitions on display.博物馆展出了最新的藏品。
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Steven Schwartzman, the billionaire CEO of Blackstone, suffers no personal liquidity problems. But his firm, and others like it—have had to call off a series of proposed acquisitions because they can't get financing. 
Daniel Gross, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2008 The gifting of books, too, endured as a legacy of our book hunting. I quickly learned not to ask for newly published books as birthday or Christmas presents, since they provided my father with too little of a challenge. The measure of a gift's value was the amount of thought and effort that went into its acquisition. Charles Mitchell, Bloomsbury Review, November/December 2002 McKnight and Ward, free-agent acquisitions who each have only one full season as a starter, have brought much-needed speed to the position. But rookie Chris Chambers, a second-round draft pick from Wisconsin, is the jewel. Jeffri Chadiha, Sports Illustrated, 1 Oct. 2000 the country's acquisition of new ships The big company's newest acquisition is a small chain of clothing stores. The museum has put its latest acquisitions on display. See More
Daniel Gross, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2008 The gifting of books, too, endured as a legacy of our book hunting. I quickly learned not to ask for newly published books as birthday or Christmas presents, since they provided my father with too little of a challenge. The measure of a gift's value was the amount of thought and effort that went into its acquisition. Charles Mitchell, Bloomsbury Review, November/December 2002 McKnight and Ward, free-agent acquisitions who each have only one full season as a starter, have brought much-needed speed to the position. But rookie Chris Chambers, a second-round draft pick from Wisconsin, is the jewel. Jeffri Chadiha, Sports Illustrated, 1 Oct. 2000 the country's acquisition of new ships The big company's newest acquisition is a small chain of clothing stores. The museum has put its latest acquisitions on display. See More Recent Examples on the Web Twitter is suing to force him to go through with the acquisition. Harold Maass, The Week, 8 Sep. 2022 But Ron Burkle, the lead investor in Republic’s move to MLS, cited COVID-19-related reasons for deciding in February 2021 not to move forward with the acquisition of an expansion team, putting the project on indefinite hold. Khobi Price, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2022 That stability should help, along with the acquisition of Tyreek Hill from the Chiefs. Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 5 Sep. 2022 With the acquisition, beer production at Stone’s breweries is forecast to roughly double as Sapporo begins migrating its beers into the fold. Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2022 Outdoor connection: Though primarily a golf manufacturer and now the owner of Topgolf, the company made a big play in the outdoor space in late 2018 with the acquisition of European outdoor brand Jack Wolfskin. Eric Smith, Outside Online, 1 Sep. 2022 Of course, with the acquisition of Watson, this offense was bound to look different. Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2022 Bolsonaro has been under growing pressure from a congressional inquiry into his administration's handling of the coronavirus pandemic and alleged corruption in the acquisition of COVID-19 vaccines. Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2022 The relatively depressed number last year was particularly striking, given that 2021 saw a record level of merger and acquisition activity. Richard Vanderford, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022 See More
Harold Maass, The Week, 8 Sep. 2022 But Ron Burkle, the lead investor in Republic’s move to MLS, cited COVID-19-related reasons for deciding in February 2021 not to move forward with the acquisition of an expansion team, putting the project on indefinite hold. Khobi Price, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2022 That stability should help, along with the acquisition of Tyreek Hill from the Chiefs. Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 5 Sep. 2022 With the acquisition, beer production at Stone’s breweries is forecast to roughly double as Sapporo begins migrating its beers into the fold. Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2022 Outdoor connection: Though primarily a golf manufacturer and now the owner of Topgolf, the company made a big play in the outdoor space in late 2018 with the acquisition of European outdoor brand Jack Wolfskin. Eric Smith, Outside Online, 1 Sep. 2022 Of course, with the acquisition of Watson, this offense was bound to look different. Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2022 Bolsonaro has been under growing pressure from a congressional inquiry into his administration's handling of the coronavirus pandemic and alleged corruption in the acquisition of COVID-19 vaccines. Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2022 The relatively depressed number last year was particularly striking, given that 2021 saw a record level of merger and acquisition activity. Richard Vanderford, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English adquysicyoun, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French acquisition, borrowed from Latin acquīsītiōn-, acquīsītiō, from acquīsī- (variant stem of acquīrere "to acquire") + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of acquisition was in the 15th century Phrases Containing acquisition
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