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Acquisition Buy Add Things Refer Object Obtain Wardrobe

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You can use a__________ to refer to an object that you buy or obtain, often to add to things that you already have.You can use acquisition to refer to an object that you buy or obtain, often to add to things that you already have.
From her wardrobe Laura took her latest acquisition, a bright red dress.
word acquisition
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noun
If a company or business person makes an acquisition, they buy another company or part of a company.
...the acquisition of a profitable paper recycling company.
...the number of mergers and acquisitions made by Europe's 1,000 leading firms.
If you make an acquisition, you buy or obtain something, often to add to things that you already have.
How did you go about making this marvellous acquisition then?
...the President's recent acquisition of a helicopter.
You can use acquisition to refer to an object that you buy or obtain, often to add to things that you already have.
From her wardrobe Laura took her latest acquisition, a bright red dress.
The acquisition of a skill or a particular type of knowledge is the process of learning it or developing it.
...language acquisition.
inflections acquisitions
cefr-level C1

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