acquisition

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/ˌæk.wɪˈzɪʃ.ən/

noun 3

Collocations

(noun.) thing you have obtained

ADJ

latest, new, recent

(noun.) act of obtaining sth

ADJ

data, language, property

The company's recent property acquisition doubled the size of their office space.

VERB + ACQUISITION

complete, make

The bank will complete its acquisition of the smaller competitor by next year.

Definitions

noun

The act or process of acquiring.

The acquisition of sports equipment can be fun in itself.

The thing acquired or gained; a gain.

That graphite tennis racquet is quite an acquisition.

The process of sampling signals that measure real world physical conditions and converting these signals into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer.

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Synonyms

noun — an ability that has been acquired by training

noun — the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge

learning

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The acquisition of sports equipment can be fun in itself.

Wiktionary

That graphite tennis racquet is quite an acquisition.

Wiktionary

Matt is a powerful acquisition for our team.

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Jack is a powerful acquisition for our team.

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This is the latest acquisition to my library.

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GE announced the acquisition of the company Laku for $30 million.

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