acquisition

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ac·qui·si·tion AW [acquisition acquisitions] BrE [ˌækwɪˈzɪʃn] NAmE [ˌækwɪˈzɪʃn] noun
1. uncountable the act of getting sth, especially knowledge, a skill, etc
•theories of child language acquisition
2. countable something that sb buys to add to what they already own, usually sth valuable
•His latest acquisition is a racehorse.
•The money will be spent on acquisitions for the university library.
3. countable, uncountable (business)a company, piece of land, etc. bought by sb, 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.

Word Origin:
late 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.

Example Bank:
•The company has just made another acquisition.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  skill, accomplishment, acquirement, attainment, learning