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acquisition

acquisition

noun ah-kee-zee-SYON Rare
People & Society Money

Origin: Latin 'acquisitio'

Also means

purchase

Usage Note

Acquisition is used in both the business sense (acquiring a company) and for personal purchases. Faire l'acquisition de is a formal way to say 'to acquire'. In linguistics, l'acquisition du langage (language acquisition) is a key technical term. The verb is acquérir (irregular).

Examples

"L'acquisition de la société a coûté des millions."

Natural Translation

The acquisition of the company cost millions.

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