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acquisition
  1. The act or process of acquiring.
  2. The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
  3. (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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  5. Examples:
    1. “Without a doubt, her Dolce & Gabbana handbag is her most prized acquisition.”
      “His philosophy stands in stark contrast to a business ethic built solely on the acquisition of profit.”
      “The tournament trophy was an acquisition arrived at through years of hard work and dedication.”
acquisitiveness
  1. The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession.
  2. (phrenology) The faculty to which the phrenologists attribute the desire of acquiring and possessing.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The items in the museum's catalogue in their very inclusiveness are a testament to human acquisitiveness.”
      “Christmas now seems to me to be the designated place where acquisitiveness runs full face into the problem of morality in childrearing.”
      “There was the beginning of bourgeoise acquisitiveness and pride of ownership in her, after all.”
acquirer
  1. One who acquires.
  2. A bank or financial institution that processes credit card or debit card payments on behalf of a merchant.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “Since private companies are not listed on stock exchanges, acquirer companies cannot get publicly tested information about these companies.”
      “A potential acquirer who outbids a white knight in an unfriendly takeover attempt.”
      “If such a price is not available, the acquirer shall measure the fair value of the NCI using other valuation techniques.”
acquirement
  1. (plural) Something that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment. [from 17th c.]
  2. The act or fact of acquiring something; acquisition. [from 17th c.]
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  4. Examples:
    1. “He worked for the love of his art, rather than for the acquirement of wealth.”
      “Still, his wonderful mastery of this branch of study was a great acquirement, and must have required vast powers of memory as well as indefatigable research.”
      “With the acquirement of weapons, the battle had been going much easier for the humans.”
acquest
  1. (rare) Acquisition; the thing gained.
  2. (law) property acquired by purchase, gift, or otherwise than by inheritance.
  3. Examples:
    1. “All property that is not considered private property is an acquest, such as income and salaries, bank accounts, or shares in a company.”
      “And in the pursuit and acquest of this knowledge he stuck neither at any labour or cost.”
      “Appeals to the state land use board generally take up to five or six months, said Eugene attorney Bill Kloos, who represents Acquest.”
acquiree
  1. Something that is to be acquired, especially a company that is the target of a takeover
  2. Examples:
    1. “The goal is to select a maximum of three suppliers, with whom will be contracted services of the acquiree.”
      “While it's challenging to determine the fair value of the acquiree, ALM First's new service is designed to help credit unions deal with those complexities.”
acquirability
  1. (rare) The quality of being acquirable; attainableness.
acquiral
  1. The process of acquiring something; acquisition.
acquist
  1. (obsolete) Acquisition; gain.
acquiry
  1. (obsolete): acquirement
acquisitor
  1. one who acquires
  2. Examples:
    1. “The biggest female art acquisitor in recent years, Ms. Walton, tried to keep her purchases quiet.”
      “All the talk is of Green's retailing prowess and his record as an aggressive acquisitor who has pulled off two spectacular successes with BHS and Arcadia.”
      “The new directors were proposed by Acquisitor, which failed in a previous attempt to gain control of the board.”
acquisitivenesses
acquirements
  1. plural of acquirement
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  3. Examples:
    1. “But it has rather been dedicated to the funding of the acquirements of the first year.”
      “The piece aims at checking the technical acquirements of young students in percussion and concerns both elementary and medium levels.”
      “The names of heberden, Turton, and Baker are noticed with the respect to which their virtues and acquirements entitle them.”
acquisitions
  1. plural of acquisition
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  3. Examples:
    1. “For each sample, three different acquisitions were collected, with highly reproducible results.”
      “The result is that numerous museums all over the country are making exciting new acquisitions.”
      “They acquired assets to grow their market share and effectively overpaid for those acquisitions.”
acquisitors
  1. plural of acquisitor
acquirers
acquirals
  1. plural of acquiral
acquirees
  1. plural of acquiree
acquests
  1. plural of acquest
acquists
  1. plural of acquist
acquiries
  1. plural of acquiry
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