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āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
acquisition
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Acquisition
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āĻ āĻ§āĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ, āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨
the act of buying or obtaining something, especially something that is valuable
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She was instrumental in negotiating the acquisition of the historic building for use as a cultural center.
āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻ§āĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨, āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻž
a skill or competence developed through practice or instruction
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Her acquisition of coding skills helped her land a tech job.
āĻā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻž āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
03
āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨, āĻļā§āĻāĻž
the mental activity involved in learning or internalizing information
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The acquisition of knowledge is central to education.
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04
āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨, āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨
an item, skill, or trait that has been obtained or gained
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The company 's new acquisition will be integrated next quarter.
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āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
acquisition
acquire
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