| Title | Acquisition |
|---|---|
| Text | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ac·qui·si·tion \\ˌa-kwə-ˈzi-shən\\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English acquisicioun, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French acquisition, from Latin acquisition-, acquisitio, from acquirere
DATE 14th century
1. the act of acquiring2. something or someone acquired or gained the team announced two new acquisitions • ac·qui·si·tion·al \\-shnəl, -shə-nəl\\ adjective • ac·quis·i·tor \\ə-ˈkwi-zə-tər\\ noun English Etymology acquisition late 14c., "act of obtaining," from L. acquisitionem, from stem of acquirere "get in addition," from ad- "extra" + quærere "to seek to obtain" (see query). Meaning "thing obtained" is from late 15c. The vowel change of -ae- to -i- in Latin is due to a L. phonetic rule involving unaccented syllables in compounds. Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English acquisition 1 thing you have obtained ADJ. latest, new, recent 2 act of obtaining sth ADJ. data, language, property Language acquisition begins in the first months of a baby's life. VERB + ACQUISITION complete, make The company has just made another acquisition. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 acquisition ac·qui·si·tion / 7Akwi5ziFn / noun1. [U] 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 2. [C] 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。 3. [C, U] (business 商) 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 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: acquisition cost ac·qui·si·tion \ˌakwəˈzishən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English acquisicioun, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French acquisition, from Latin acquisition-, acquisitio, from acquisitus (past participle of acquirere to acquire) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at acquire 1. : the act or action of acquiring < power resulting from the acquisition of wealth > < the early acquisition of self-control in the matter of fear — Bertrand Russell > 2. : a thing acquired or gained : acquirement , gain • ac·qui·si·tion·ist \-ə̇st\ noun -s |
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