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   Acquisition (), n. [L. acquisitio, fr. acquirere: cf. F. acquisition. See Acquire.]
   1. The act or process of acquiring.
   
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   The acquisition or loss of a province. Macaulay.
   
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   2. Specifically: (Business, Finance) The purchase of one commercial enterprise by another, whether for cash, or in a trade of stock of the purchasing company for that of the purchased company.
   
   Syn. -- buyout, takeover.
   
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   3. The thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain; as, “learning is an acquisition”.
   
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   Syn. -- See Acquirement.
   
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