to acquire sth
1acquire — ac‧quire [əˈkwaɪə ǁ əˈkwaɪr] verb [transitive] 1. FINANCE to buy a company: • The group wants to acquire the company for $18 a share. 2. acquire a holding/an interest/a stake FINANCE to buy part of a company …
2acquire — ac|quire W2 [əˈkwaıə US əˈkwaır] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: aquerre, from Latin acquirere, from ad to + quaerere to look for, obtain ] 1.) formal to obtain something by buying it or being given it ▪ Manning hoped to acquire… …
3give sb an edge on sb/sth — give sb an edge (over/on sb/sth) ► to give someone an advantage in a particular situation: »A consortium of private equity investors gave the group the edge in the competition to acquire MGM. Main Entry: ↑edge …
4give sb an edge on sth — give sb an edge (over/on sb/sth) ► to give someone an advantage in a particular situation: »A consortium of private equity investors gave the group the edge in the competition to acquire MGM. Main Entry: ↑edge …
5give sb an edge over sb/sth — give sb an edge (over/on sb/sth) ► to give someone an advantage in a particular situation: »A consortium of private equity investors gave the group the edge in the competition to acquire MGM. Main Entry: ↑edge …
6give sb an edge over sth — give sb an edge (over/on sb/sth) ► to give someone an advantage in a particular situation: »A consortium of private equity investors gave the group the edge in the competition to acquire MGM. Main Entry: ↑edge …
7give sb an edge over/on sb/sth — give sb an edge (over/on sb/sth) ► to give someone an advantage in a particular situation: »A consortium of private equity investors gave the group the edge in the competition to acquire MGM. Main Entry: ↑edge …
8museum — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ excellent, fascinating (esp. BrE), great, interesting, major, prestigious (esp. AmE), world class ▪ one of the world s great museums …
9read up on something — acquire information about a particular subject by studying it intensively or systematically she spent the time reading up on antenatal care * * * ˌread sthˈup | ˌread ˈup on sb/sth derived to read a lot about a subject • I ll need to read up on… …
10name — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 word/words sb/sth is known by ADJECTIVE ▪ Christian (BrE), first, given (esp. AmE) ▪ middle, second (= middle name) (BrE) ▪ family …
