acquisition
B2CEFR level
35/100Rarity: fairly common
TechnicalRegister
Law noun
The purchase of a controlling interest in a company by another company or investor.
The acquisition was funded partly by debt and partly by an issue of new shares.
Business noun
The purchase of one company by another.
The acquisition gave them a foothold in Asia.
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