acquisition
IPA: ækwʌzˈɪʃʌn
noun
- The act or process of acquiring.
- The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
- (computing) The process of sampling signals that measure real world physical conditions and converting these signals into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer.
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Examples of "acquisition" in Sentences
- The final acquisition was the land.
- Azariah presaged the acquisition of wealth.
- Assess the achievement of the acquisition goal.
- The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
- The date of acquisition of the shares remains unchanged.
- The acquisition was one of the largest leveraged buyouts.
- The Paramount acquisition was only the tip of the iceberg.
- Epistemology is the study of knowledge and its acquisition.
- The Acquisition Plan is the master plan of the entire acquisition.
- Participant knowledge acquisition is measured by pre and post testing.
- He says far from being an exit, the acquisition is a new beginning for him and his team.
- If the acquisition is approved, Barton wants the same questions answered for DoubleClick.
- Without question, the Khabibulin acquisition is the most important trade in Lightning history.
- This acquisition is a mammoth undertaking for Amoco Canada, but it is one that the company eagerly accepts.
- The Journal said the acquisition is the latest of several undertaken by News Corp. to expand in the Internet in recent months.
- Oracle says that this acquisition is to be accretive to its earnings by at least 15 cents on a non-GAAP basis in the first full year after closing.
- If acquisition is no longer a priority, important national treasures may well be sold abroad, possibly lost to the citizens of this country for centuries.
- "This acquisition is consistent with our strategy to extend our reach in U.S. geographies where we do not already have a strong presence," said John Golliher, president of Sally unit Beauty Systems Group.
- "If you take a look at a lot of these failures you'll see a common thread in many of them is what we call acquisition development and construction loans as well as some commercial real estate," said FDIC spokesman David Barr. The trend of bank closings will not decrease in the months ahead, said Kenneth Thomas, a Miami-based independent bank analyst and economist.