Synonyms for acquisition
ˌæk wəˈzɪʃ ənac·qui·si·tion

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1. acquisitionnoun

   The act or process of acquiring.

   The acquisition of sports equipment can be fun in itself.

   Synonyms:
   procurement, accession

2. acquisitionnoun

   Synonyms:
   acquirement, accession

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1. acquisitionnoun

   the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

   "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"

   Synonyms:
   acquirement, learning, attainment, accomplishment, skill

2. acquisitionnoun

   something acquired

   "a recent acquisition by the museum"

   Synonyms:
   acquirement, learning, attainment, accomplishment, skill

3. learning, acquisitionnoun

   the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge

   "the child's acquisition of language"

   Synonyms:
   attainment, scholarship, eruditeness, encyclopaedism, accomplishment, learning, learnedness, erudition, acquirement, encyclopedism, skill

4. skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainmentnoun

   an ability that has been acquired by training

   Synonyms:
   science, accomplishment, learning, attainment, acquirement, skill, achievement

Matched Categories

1. • Acquiring
   • Transferred Property

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1. acquisitionnoun

   Synonyms:
   ACQUIREMENT

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1. List of paraphrases for "acquisition":

   purchase, procurement, acquisitions, purchasing, acquiring, acquire, 'acquisition, acquired, buying, takeover, purchases, buying-in, procuring, buy, catchment, purchased, securement

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How to use acquisition in a sentence?

1. Loren Thompson:

   It's not clear how revenues would grow in the near term absent an acquisition.

2. Takashi Oyamada:

   In terms of growth potential and demographic characteristics, (the next target) is Indonesia. We are looking for acquisition opportunities there.

3. Matt Massucci:

   We’re a recruiting and talent acquisition solutions provider, i work with a variety of companies on a national basis, but with a heavy emphasis in Chicago, and we help companies hire great talent.

4. Sarah Friar:

   We have millions of sellers on our platform, so our customer acquisition cost is effectively zero.

5. Oliver Barron:

   In the medium to long-term, it's clear we will see more M&A activity so China can make good on its goal of becoming more globally relevant, some Chinese companies have been restricted in the purchase of (foreign exchange) FX ... Against such a backdrop, it's clear the Syngenta acquisition is a strategic priority with support from the very top.