acquisition

Word family  noun acquisition adjective acquisitive verb acquire

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ac·qui·si·tion /ˌækwəˈzɪʃən/ AWL noun  1  [uncountable]LEARN the process by which you gain knowledge or learn a skill 〔知识、技能的〕获得，习得 the acquisition of language 语言的习得2  [uncountable]BUYGET the act of getting land, power, money etc 〔土地、权力、金钱等的〕获得，得到acquisition of the acquisition of new sites for development 获得新的开发用地3  [countable] formal something that you have obtained by buying it or being given it 购置物；获得物 The Art Society is holding an exhibition of recent acquisitions. 艺术协会在为新近购得的艺术品举办展览。

Examples from the Corpus

acquisition• United Airlines' acquisition of the company is being investigated by the Justice Department.• The firm must maintain an independent and objective attitude throughout the engagement, rather than advocating an acquisition.• Mergers and acquisitions are often decided by two or three people be-hind closed doors.• IBM will look at acquisitions including small service companies that complement its offerings.• second language acquisition• Funds will be used for new museum acquisitions.• If the new acquisitions go ahead, the vistas will be seen much as they were at Brown's death in 1783.• If anything is moved then I am informed and we also record the new acquisitions.• This should be significantly higher in 2000 as a result of acquisitions of Keyline and Sharpe and Fisher made late in 1999.• Nor does it mean that the project acquisitions were not used.• They proposed that more open-ended questioning and more pupil talk were vital in reading acquisition.From Longman Business Dictionaryacquisitionac‧qui‧si‧tion /ˌækwəˈzɪʃən/ nounFINANCE1[countable, uncountable] when one company buys another one, or part of another onethe group’s acquisition of 85 stores in California2[countable] a company or part of a company that is bought by another companyThe group’s latest acquisition is a sportswear firm. → bootstrap acquisition → bust-up acquisitionOrigin acquisition (1300-1400) Latin acquisitio, from acquirere; → ACQUIRE

ac·qui·si·tion nounChineseSyllable  

which you process the Corpus knowledge or gain Business by

acquisition
ac‧qui‧si‧tion AC /ˌækwəˈzɪʃən, ˌækwɪˈzɪʃən/ noun1. [uncountable] the process by which you gain knowledge or learn a skill:
    the acquisition of language
2. [uncountable] the act of getting land, power, money etc
    acquisition of
    the acquisition of new sites for development
3. [countable] formal something that you have obtained by buying it or being given it:
    The Art Society is holding an exhibition of recent acquisitions.

ac·qui·si·tion AW BrE /ˌækwɪˈzɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌækwɪˈzɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the act of getting sth, especially knowledge, a skill, etc. （知识、技能等的）获得，得到◆theories of child language acquisition幼儿语言习得的理论 [countable] something that sb buys to add to what they already own, usually sth valuable （多指贵重的）购得物◆His latest acquisition is a racehorse. 他最近购得一匹赛马。🔊🔊 [countable, uncountable] (business 商业) a company, piece of land, etc. bought by sb, especially another company; the act of buying it 购置物；收购的公司；购置的产业；购置；收购◆They have made acquisitions in several EU countries. 他们在几个欧盟国家购买了一些产业。🔊🔊◆the acquisition of shares by employees雇员购股

acquisition, bid1, broker, contract, deal, merger, negotiation, offer, proposal, takeover