acquisition

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Formal

n. the act of one company buying another company.

n. the purchase of one corporation by another, or the asset itself after the purchase.

日本語:買収※

“The small tech startup was a key acquisition for the global software giant.”

“The board of directors spent months negotiating the acquisition to ensure the merger would not violate antitrust regulations.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun

n. something that you have recently bought or obtained, often for a collection.

n. an object recently obtained, typically one of value or interest to a collection.

“The museum's latest acquisition is a rare painting from the 17th century.”

“He proudly displayed his newest acquisition, a first-edition novel he had found at a small estate sale.”

C1 · Advanced Uncountable noun Computing Technical

n. the process of collecting physical signals and turning them into digital data for a computer.

n. the process of sampling real-world physical conditions and converting them into digital numeric values.

“The system allows for the high-speed acquisition of data from the sensors.”

“Data acquisition hardware must be carefully calibrated to ensure that the digital output accurately reflects the analog input signal.”