Collocations for "acquisition"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "acquisition" in context.
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acquisition
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the acquisition of [knowledge, property, land]
- the acquisition of [valuable, new] skills
- property acquisition
- in his [struggle, fight] for the acquisition of [knowledge, language]
- is studying the acquisition of knowledge
- the acquisition of a (new) company
- the acquisition of company [assets, finances]
- the acquisition and [development, retention, analysis] of
- the acquisition is subject to
- during the process of acquisition
- in the [recent, proposed] acquisition of
- a [federal, government, public, private] acquisition
- [showing off, driving round] in his latest acquisition
- [content, satisfied, pleased] with her (latest) acquisition
- a recent acquisition by the [gallery, museum]
- [second, foreign] -language acquisition
- the acquisition [cost, value, date]
- [high, low] acquisition (and merger) activity
'acquisition' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):