| 单词 | acquisition |
| 释义 | acquisition acquisition // noun
COMPULSORY ACQUISITION, CUSTOMER ACQUISITION
1 [C] a company that has been bought by another company: The company has made 20 acquisitions since 1998. the recent decline in mergers and acquisitions The deal is the latest in a string of acquisitions (= many acquisitions) by the Seattle-based bank. ⇨ MERGER
❖ to complete/finalize/look for/make an acquisition ◆ a planned/potential/proposed acquisition (of sth) ◆ a big/large/major/strategic acquisition ◆ a number/series/string of acquisitions
2 [U] the activity of buying another company: the company 's proposed $21.9bn acquisition of Compaq Computer They are seeking new acquisition targets (= companies they want to buy). Misys is back on the acquisition trail (= actively trying to buy companies).
an acquisition programme/strategy/target
3 [U] the act of getting sth: the acquisition of new skills The company spent more than $1.5 billion on customer acquisition when going online.
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