• Takeover
  Takeover
  In business, a takeover is the purchase of one company by another . In the UK, the term refers to the acquisition of a public company whose shares are listed on a stock exchange, in contrast to the acquisition of a private company.- Friendly takeovers :Before a bidder makes an offer for another...
  
  , the acquisition of a company
• Mergers and acquisitions
  Mergers and acquisitions
  Mergers and acquisitions refers to the aspect of corporate strategy, corporate finance and management dealing with the buying, selling, dividing and combining of different companies and similar entities that can help an enterprise grow rapidly in its sector or location of origin, or a new field or...
  
  , strategy of buying and selling of various companies to quickly grow a company
• Procurement
  Procurement
  Procurement is the acquisition of goods or services. It is favourable that the goods/services are appropriate and that they are procured at the best possible cost to meet the needs of the purchaser in terms of quality and quantity, time, and location...
  
  , the acquisition of goods and/or services at the best possible total cost of ownership
  • Military acquisition
    Military acquisition
    Military acquisition is the bureaucratic management and procurement process dealing with a nation's investments in the technologies, programs, and product support necessary to achieve its national security strategy and support its armed forces...
    
    , the process of acquiring products for national defence
• "Acquisition" (Enterprise), the 18th episode of the television series Star Trek: Enterprise
• Seismic acquisition, the artificial generation and recording of seismic data.
• Acquisition (software)
  Acquisition (software)
  Acquisition is a Gnutella-based peer-to-peer client that is also capable of supporting BitTorrent designed specifically for Mac OS X. It is based on LimeWire and is a shareware product, priced from $25...
  
  , a Gnutella-based peer-to-peer and BitTorrent client for Mac OS X
• Acquisition (forensic process), the creation of a disk image for use in digital forensics.

See also

• Acquire
  Acquire
  Acquire is a board game designed by Sid Sackson.The game was originally published in 1962 by 3M as a part of their bookshelf games series. In most versions, the theme of the game is investing in hotel chains. In the 1990s Hasbro edition, the hotel chains were replaced by generic corporations,...
  
  , board game
• Acquire (game developer)
  Acquire (game developer)
  is a video game developer based in Japan, mainly known for their Tenchu and Way of the Samurai series.-Tenchu series:*Dimensional Ninja Action Movie: Tenchu *Tenchu: Stealth Assassins *Tenchu: Shinobi Gaisen...
  
  
• Acquired characteristic
  Acquired characteristic
  An acquired characteristic is a non-hereditary change in function or structure in living biotic material caused by disease, mutilation, repeated use or disuse, or other environmental influence. For example, a person constantly exercising may develop stronger muscles or a cat that goes into a fight...
  
  
• Acquired disorder
  Acquired disorder
  An acquired disorder is a medical condition which develops post-fetally; in contrast with a congenital disorder, which is present at birth. A congenital disorder may be antecedent to an acquired disorder ....
  
  
• Acquired lands
  Acquired lands
  In the United States, acquired lands refer to a category of public lands in federal ownership that were obtained by the federal government through purchase, condemnation, gift, or exchange....
  
  
• Acquired taste
  Acquired taste
  An acquired taste often refers to an appreciation for a food or beverage that is unlikely to be enjoyed by a person who has not had substantial exposure to it, usually because of some unfamiliar aspect of the food or beverage, including a strong or strange odor An acquired taste often refers to an...