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Key acquisitions. Microsoft's first acquisition was Forethought on July 30, 1987. Forethought was founded in 1983 and developed a presentation program that would later be known as Microsoft PowerPoint. On December 31, 1997, Microsoft acquired Hotmail.com for $500 million, its largest acquisition at the time, and integrated Hotmail into its MSN group of services. What does acquisition mean? The definition of an acquisition is the act of getting or receiving something, or the ite.
The definition of an acquisition is the act of getting or receiving something, or the item that was received.
An example of an acquisition is the purchase of a house.
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An act by one company to acquire control of another company, either through an agreed-upon deal or a hostile takeover. Companies also may acquire units of a company, property, or other assets. Often used interchangeably with merger.
The acquisition of sports equipment can be fun in itself.
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That graphite tennis racquet is quite an acquisition.
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Added two new acquisitions to my library.
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Origin of acquisition
Middle English adquisiciounattainmentfrom Latin acquisitiōacquisitiōn-fromacquisituspast participle ofacquīrereto acquireacquire
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ac·qui·si·tion
(ăk′wĭ-zĭsh′ən)n.2. Something acquired or gained: added two new acquisitions to my library.
[Middle English adquisicioun, attainment, from Latin acquisitiō, acquisitiōn-, from acquisitus, past participle of acquīrere, to acquire; see acquire.]
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acquisition
(ˌækwɪˈzɪʃən) n2. something acquired
3. a person or thing of special merit added to a group
4. (Astronautics) astronautics the process of locating a spacecraft, satellite, etc, esp by radar, in order to gather tracking and telemetric information
[C14: from Latin acquīsītiōn-, from acquīrere to acquire]
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ac•qui•si•tion
(ˌæk wəˈzɪʃ ən)n.
2. something acquired; addition.
ac`qui•si′tion•al,adj.
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acquisition
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
| Noun | 1. | acquisition - the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; 'the acquisition of wealth'; 'the acquisition of one company by another' acquiring, getting - the act of acquiring something; 'I envied his talent for acquiring'; 'he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving' incurring - acquiring or coming into something (usually undesirable); 'incurring debts is easier than paying them' moneymaking - the act of making money (and accumulating wealth) annexation - the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation; 'the French annexation of Madagascar as a colony in 1896'; 'a protectorate has frequently been a first step to annexation' pork-barreling - acquisition of government money for benefits to a specific locale; 'keeps his hold on his constituents through unashamed pork-barreling' purchase - the acquisition of something for payment; 'they closed the purchase with a handshake' acceptance - the act of taking something that is offered; 'her acceptance of the gift encouraged him'; 'he anticipated their acceptance of his offer' taking over, succession - acquisition of property by descent or by will laying claim, assumption - the act of taking possession of or power over something; 'his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba'; 'the Nazi assumption of power in 1934'; 'he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts' inheritance, heritage - hereditary succession to a title or an office or property procural, procurance, procurement - the act of getting possession of something; 'he was responsible for the procurement of materials and supplies' regaining, restitution, restoration, return - getting something back again; 'upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing' buyout - acquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock |
| 2. | acquisition - something acquired; 'a recent acquisition by the museum' transferred possession, transferred property - a possession whose ownership changes or lapses accession, addition - something added to what you already have; 'the librarian shelved the new accessions'; 'he was a new addition to the staff' gift - something acquired without compensation | |
| 3. | acquisition - the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; 'the child's acquisition of language' basic cognitive process - cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge conditioning - a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment developmental learning - learning that takes place as a normal part of cognitive development digestion - learning and coming to understand ideas and information; 'his appetite for facts was better than his digestion' education - the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; 'education is a preparation for life'; 'a girl's education was less important than a boy's' internalisation, internalization, incorporation - learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself imprinting - a learning process in early life whereby species specific patterns of behavior are established committal to memory, memorisation, memorization - learning so as to be able to remember verbatim; 'the actor's memorization of his lines' study, work - applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading); 'mastering a second language requires a lot of work'; 'no schools offer graduate study in interior design' carry-over, transfer of training, transfer - application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation | |
| 4. | acquisition - an ability that has been acquired by training ability, power - possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; 'danger heightened his powers of discrimination' craftsmanship, workmanship, craft - skill in an occupation or trade horsemanship - skill in handling and riding horses marksmanship - skill in shooting mixology - skill in preparing mixed drinks oarsmanship - skill as an oarsman salesmanship - skill in selling; skill in persuading people to buy; 'he read a book on salesmanship but it didn't help' showmanship - the ability to present something (especially theatrical shows) in an attractive manner soldiering, soldiership - skills that are required for the life of soldier |
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acquisition
noun1.acquiring, gaining, achievement, procurement, attainment, acquirement, obtainmentthe President's recent acquisition of a helicopter
2.purchase, buy, investment, property, gain, prize, asset, possessionher latest acquisition, a bright red dress
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acquisition
nounAcquisition Title
1. Something completed or attained successfully:accomplishment, achievement, acquirement, attainment, effort, feat.
2. Something tending to augment something else:
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akvizicezískaná věczískání
szerzeményszerzés
akkvisisjonanskaffelseervervelsenyanskaffelsetilegnelse
nakuppridobitev
acquisition
[ˌækwɪˈzɪʃən]NFar Vs Dfar What's The Difference
2. (Comm) [of company] → absorciónf
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acquisition
[ˌækwɪˈzɪʃən]n (= acquiring) [property, goods] → acquisitionf; [skill, knowledge] → acquisitionf
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
acquisition
n(act) → Erwerbm; (by dubious means) → Aneignungf; (of habit) → Annahmef; (of firm) → Übernahmef
(= thing acquired) → Anschaffungf; acquisition cost(s) → Anschaffungskostenpl; he’s a useful acquisition to the department → er ist ein Gewinn für die Abteilung
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acquire
(əˈkwaiə) verb to get. He acquired a knowledge of English. verkry يَكْتَسِب،يُحَقِّق придобивам adquirir získat erwerben erhverve; tilegne sig αποκτώadquirir omandama به دست آوردن hankkia acquérir לִרְכוֹש, לְהָשִׂיג अर्जन करना steći szert tesz vmire, elsajátít vmit mendapatkan, memperoleh afla sér acquisire, acquistare 得る ...을 습득하다 įgyti iegūt; apgūt memperoleh verwervenskaffe, tilegne segzdobywać, nabywać لاسته راوړل adquirir a dobândi приобретать získať, nadobudnúť pridobiti steći förvärva, få ได้มา elde etmek 習得，獲得 набувати; оволодівати حاصل کرنا thu được 学到，获得
acquisition (ӕkwiˈziʃənAcquisition Definition
) noun1. the act of acquiring. the acquisition of more land. verkryging إكْتِسَاب придобиване aquisição získání der Erwerb erhvervelse απόκτησηadquisición soetamine کسب hankinta acquisitionרכישה अर्जन kupovina szerzés mengambil alih öflun; vinningur acquisizione 獲得 취득 įgijimas iegūšana permerolehan verwervinganskaffelse, tilegnelsenabycie, pozyskanie كسب aquisição dobândire; achiziţionare приобретение získanie pridobitev sticanje förvärvande, tillägnande การได้มา edinme 獲得 надбання حصول ، کمائی sự giành được 获取
2. something acquired. Her recent acquisitions included a piano. verkryging شَيء مُكْتَسَب придобивка aquisição akvizice, získaná věc die Errungenschaft anskaffelse απόκτημαadquisición soetis فراگیری hankinta acquisitionרכישה प्राप्ति kupljena stvar szerzemény perolehan fengur, kaup acquisto 取得物 취득물 pirkinys ieguvums perolehan aanwinstnyanskaffelse, tilvekst, ervervelsenabytek نيول aquisição achiziţie приобретение prírastok pridobitev nabavka förvärv สิ่งที่ได้มา kazanç 獲得物 придбання حاصل کردہ شے cái giành được 获得物
Acquisition Psychology
acquisitive (əˈkwizətiv) adjective eager to get possessions. an acquisitive child. gretig مُولَع بِالأكْتِسَاب възприемчив ávido hrabivý, nenasytný habgierig havesyg; begærlig πλεονέκτης, άπληστοςcodicioso ahne حریص omistushaluinen avideרכושני अर्जनशील gramzljiv szereznivágyó ingin memiliki, serakah ágjarn avido 欲しがる 욕심이 많은 godus mantrausīgs berkeinginan hebberigkjøpelysten, begjærligzachłanny حريص ávido lacom жадный chamtivý, nenásytný grabežljiv gramziv förvärvslysten, hagalen โลภ aç gözlü, doymaz 貪得的，物慾重的 той, що здобуває; сприйнятливий حاصل کرنے کا خواہشمند có khả năng tiếp thu 渴望得到的，贪得无厌的
acˈquisitiveness noun gretigheid وَلَع بِالأكْتِسَاب възприемчивост avidez hrabivost, zištnost die Habgier, die Gewinnsucht havesyge; begærlighed πλεονεξία, απληστίαcodicia saamahimu حرص؛ طمع omistushaluisuus instinct de possessionרכושנות अर्जनशीलता gramzljivost szereznivágyás insting memiliki ágirni avidità 利欲心 욕심 많음 godumas mantrausība keinginan hebzuchtkjøpelyst zachłanność طمع حرص avidez instinct al posesiunii жадность chamtivosť lakomnost gramzivost habegär ความโลภ aç gözlülük, doymazlık 貪得，渴望佔有 користолюбство ہوس ناکی ، اکتساب کا شوق khả năng tiếp thu 渴望得到
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