acquisition

noun

OPAL W

/ˌækwɪˈzɪʃn/

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[uncountable] the act of getting something, especially knowledge, a skill, etc.
- theories of child language acquisition
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- major
- substantial
- …
verb + acquisition
- complete
- make
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[countable] something that somebody buys to add to what they already own, usually something valuable
- His latest acquisition is a racehorse.
- The money will be spent on acquisitions for the university library.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- major
- substantial
- …
verb + acquisition
- complete
- make
See full entry
[countable, uncountable] (business) a company, piece of land, etc. bought by somebody, especially another company; the act of buying it
- They have made acquisitions in several EU countries.
- the acquisition of shares by employees
- The group has announced its first overseas acquisition: a successful software company.
- The company has just made another acquisition.
Wordfinder
- acquisition
- bid
- broker
- contract
- deal
- merger
- negotiation
- offer
- proposal
- takeover
Topics Businessc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- major
- substantial
- …
verb + acquisition
- complete
- make
See full entry

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘act of acquiring something’): from Latin acquisitio(n-), from the verb acquirere ‘get in addition’, from ad- ‘to’ + quaerere ‘seek’. The English spelling was modified (c.1600) by association with the Latin word.

单词	acquisition
释义	acquisition noun OPAL W /ˌækwɪˈzɪʃn/ /ˌækwɪˈzɪʃn/ jump to other results [uncountable] the act of getting something, especially knowledge, a skill, etc. theories of child language acquisition Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big major substantial … verb + acquisition complete make See full entry [countable] something that somebody buys to add to what they already own, usually something valuable His latest acquisition is a racehorse. The money will be spent on acquisitions for the university library. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big major substantial … verb + acquisition complete make See full entry [countable, uncountable] (business) a company, piece of land, etc. bought by somebody, especially another company; the act of buying it They have made acquisitions in several EU countries. the acquisition of shares by employees The group has announced its first overseas acquisition: a successful software company. The company has just made another acquisition. Wordfinder acquisition bid broker contract deal merger negotiation offer proposal takeover Topics Businessc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big major substantial … verb + acquisition complete make See full entry Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘act of acquiring something’): from Latin acquisitio(n-), from the verb acquirere ‘get in addition’, from ad- ‘to’ + quaerere ‘seek’. The English spelling was modified (c.1600) by association with the Latin word.
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