Relationships Related Term:  accretion accrual collection development ingest Distinguish From:  accession n. ~ Materials received by a repository as a unit; an accession1. Notes:  As nouns, acquisitio [..]

 The stage in a classical conditioning experiment during which the conditioned response is first elicited by the conditioned stimulus.

The generation and recording of seismic data. Acquisition involves many different receiver configurations, including laying geophones or seismometers on the surface of the Earth or seafloor, towing hy [..]

When a firm buys another firm.

  All transfers of ownership of foreign crude oil to a firm, irrespective of the terms of that transfer. Acquisitions thus include all purchases and exchange receipts as well as any and all foreign cr [..]

  The procurement of the legal right to explore for and produce discovered minerals, if any, within a specific area; that legal right may be obtained by mineral lease, concession, or purchase of land [..]

The all-important act of attracting qualified leads and converting them into paying customers. Acquisition is what conversion marketing is ultimately about. But it’s easier said than done.

General term used to describe the input of media for the DI process. All source media during acquisition must be digitized or transferred digitally.

Acquisition is the credit card industry's term for acquiring consumers and businesses as credit card customers.

Acquisition refers to obtaining ownership and control by one firm, in whole or in part, of another firm or business entity.

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to buyRobin Wright as character Claire Underwood, in Netflix series House of Cards, Episode 3, states, "I'm not trying to acquisition you."

The purchase of some portion of one company by another; the purchase may be for assets, a definable segment of another entity, or the purchase of an entire company.Related Terms: Acquisition method 

Refers to the point in time when a visitor to a website becomes a qualified lead or customer.

One firm gains a controlling interest in another.

1[uncountable] the act of getting something, especially knowledge, a skill, etc. theories of child language acquisition2[countable] something that someone buys to add to what they already own, usually [..]

late 14c., "act of obtaining," from Old French acquisicion (13c.) or directly from Latin acquisitionem (nominative acquisitio), noun of action from past participle stem of acquirere "ge [..]

1. (product development definition) The acquiring by one firm of another firm's technology (process, facility, or material), product rights (trademarks), or entire businesses in order to increase its total sales. The acquisition may be related to the firm's current business (e.g., the acquisition of a competitor, a supplier, or a buyer) o [..]

2. (strategic marketing definition) The acquiring by one firm of other technology (process, facility, or material), product rights (trademarks), or entire businesses in order to increase its total sales. The acquisition may be related to the firm's current business (e.g., the acquisition of a competitor, a supplier, or a buyer) or may be unrel [..]

The act of acquiring goods and services (including construction) for the use of a governmental activity through purchase, rent, or lease. Includes the establishment of needs, description of requiremen [..]

The acquiring of control of one corporation by another. In "unfriendly" takeover attempts, the potential buying company may offer a price well above current market values, new securi [..]

The purchase by one company of another, for cash, an exchange of shares, or a combination of both. The process, also known as a takeover, can be friendly and have the agreement of the acquired company or it can be hostile, when the target rejects the approach and tries to resist being acquired. An acquisition is usually undertaken with the help of [..]

If a company buys another company outright, or accumulates enough shares to take a controlling interest, the deal is described as an acquisition. The acquiring company's motive may be to expand the scope of its products and services, to make itself a major player in its sector, or to fend off being taken over itself.To complete the deal, th [..]

The obtaining under contract of supplies and services to meet the needs of a project. Editor's Note: See also Progressive Acquisition. [D02272]

The word acquisition is sometimes used as a synonym for ‘purchasing’ in the context of the transactional processes associated with placing an order and arranging payment of the resulting invoice.  Som [..]

the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another" so [..]

n. Anything gained, or made one's own, usually by effort or labor.

1. In satellite communications, the process of locking tracking equipment on a signal from a communications satellite. 2. The process of achieving synchronization. 3. In servo systems, the process of entering the boundary conditions that will allow the loop to capture the signal and achieve lock-on.

Definition Acquiring control of a corporation, called a target, by stock purchase or exchange, either hostile or friendly. also called takeover.

Gaining a response in a learning paradigm. acridine dyes

noun. 1. the additive of a new kind of conduct, reply, data, or concept to a person's personality style or work approach. 2. the aboriginal conduct or data that has been attached.

When one organization purchases another, with the surviving organization being the purchaser. (As opposed to a Merger, where both organizations might change forms.) Acquisitions may be of two types - [..]

Acquisition refers to the initial stage of the learning or conditioning process. In this stage, some response is being associated with some stimulus to the point where we can say the organism (person, [..]

is one of the most popular financial operations since the development of the free market. Think of natural selection. This is the oldest law on Earth as far as wildlife's existence is concerned, [..]

1 : the act or action of acquiring ;specif : the obtaining of controlling interest in a company compare merger, takeover 2 : a thing gained or acquired

One company taking over controlling interest in another company.

Obtaining supplies or services by the federal government with appropriated funds through purchase or lease. See Contract.

Beginning of the publishing process – agreeing the contract

The purchase of one company by another, or the attainment of controlling interest through an accumulation of shares.

The act of one business acquiring the shares or assets of another business.

is the purchase of all or a portion of a corporate asset or target company.

Acquisition, Development and Construction (ADC) Loan is a loan package which finances acquisition, development and construction of real estate. ADC loans are usually taken by developers of large prope [..]

Acquisition, in the corporate context, refers to when one firm buys majority interest in another, but both retain their identities. Acquisitions require significant time and financial expense, and inv [..]

One company taking over a controlling interest of another company.

The purchase of one company by another, or the attainment of controlling interest through an accumulation of shares.

The purchase of one company by another, or the attainment of controlling interest through an accumulation of shares.

(n) the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something(n) something acquired(n) the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge(n) an ability that has been acquired by train [..]

The term given to the brain's absorption of new information to begin creating a memory.

The process of locking onto a satellite's C/A code and P code. A receiver acquires all available satellites when it is first powered up, then acquires additional satellites as they become availab [..]

A term used to describe language being absorbed without conscious effort; i.e. the way children pick up their mother tongue. Language acquisition is often contrasted with language learning. The internalization of rules and formulas which are then used to communicate in the L2. For some researchers, such as Krashen, 'acquisition' is uncons [..]

The act of becoming the owner of certain property; the act by which one acquires or procures the property in anything. Acquisitions of cultural objects are a key activity through which places of conservation or individuals enlarge their collection. For museums, acquisitions are often made as part of a growth strategy. Source: International Observat [..]

Used in the context of land, acquisition means the purchase, or taking of ownership of a property. In the context of the ECO reports, acquisition generally refers to acquiring land for natural heritage purposes (i.e., protecting habitat for plants and animals or protecting landscapes for scientific purposes). Opposite of disposition.

General term used to describe the input of media for the DI process. All source media during acquisition must be digitized or transferred digitally.

The addition of new behavior to an organism's repertoire. The behavior may be a discriminated operant, a topographically complex operant, a conditional reflex relation, or the performance control [..]

The process whereby a child takes in linguistic information unconsciously and internalises it, using it later when he/she wishes to speak the language in question — his/her native language. This narro [..]

1.) Systematized purchasing practices for buying software. 2.) One organization's acquiring of another's assets and configuration items.

"Acquisition" means: (A) Purchase and improvement of a home or farm. (B) Payment of the balance of the purchase price and interest on a purchase contract, and the improvement of property the [..]

Purchasing practices for buying software.

One company taking over controlling interest in another company.

the act of gaining skills and understanding

In psychology, the empirical demonstration of an increase in the strength of the conditioned response in successive trials of pairing the conditioned and unconditioned stimulus. (05 Mar 2000)

A term used to describe the takeover or buying of a company by another. Also called a “takeover”. An acquisition is done by purchasing the shares of the target company. Sometimes these takeovers are f [..]

Term referring to one company taking a controlling interest in another, either by agreement or hostile.

Also known as a takeover is the buying of one company (the ‘target’) by another. An acquisition may be friendly or hostile. In the former case, the companies cooperate in negotiations; in the latter c [..]

In the E&P sector: generating and recording of seismic data.

Means the acquiring by contract with appropriated funds of supplies or services (including construction) by and for the use of the Federal Government through purchase or lease, whether the supplies or [..]

When a user signs up, makes a purchase, or performs some other desired action in response to an ad displayed on the Internet. Also called a conversion or action. See also CPA. ad agency

Except in relation to private action the compulsory acquisition of land or an easement by the Commonwealth of Australia under the Lands Acquisition Act 1989 (Commonwealth) by notification in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette.

The act of one corporation acquiring control of another corporation.

A purchase of all or part of a company so as to obtain ownership of its operating resources and/or to control its business.

when a company buys a majority of another company's public stock

The process of acquiring synchronism.

An acquisition takes place where one company – the acquirer

is the difference between the fair value

When a firm buys another firm.

The getting right of control in a concern by purchasing the r equired shares.

The act of acquiring control of another corporation, by either stock purchase or exchange. This can be achieved either through hostile or friendly means.