acquisition

acquisition

Fait d’obtenir quelque chose, notamment en l’achetant.

En anglais simple : The act of getting something, especially by buying it.

• The acquisition of land took months.
• The company completed its acquisition of a smaller business.
• Reading helps with the acquisition of new vocabulary.

Comment l'utiliser : acquisition of something (The acquisition of new equipment improved production.); acquisition of something by someone (The acquisition of the firm by a rival surprised investors.)

Synonymes : acquiring, obtaining

Expressions courantes : acquisition of something, company acquisition, land acquisition, knowledge acquisition

acquisition

Chose qu’une personne ou une organisation a achetée ou reçue.

En anglais simple : Something that a person or organization has bought or received.

• This painting is our latest acquisition.
• The museum displayed its new acquisitions.
• Their most valuable acquisition was a small software company.

Synonymes : purchase

Expressions courantes : new acquisition, latest acquisition, valuable acquisition