And with that merger still in question, the Dirasonic acquisition will go a great way to calming investors' concerns that Beresford is playing with fire.Awake (2007)
n. [ L. acquisitio, fr. acquirere: cf. F. acquisition. See Acquire. ] 1. The act or process of acquiring. [ 1913 Webster ]
The acquisition or loss of a province. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
2.Specifically: (Business, Finance) The purchase of one commercial enterprise by another, whether for cash, or in a trade of stock of the purchasing company for that of the purchased company. Syn. -- buyout, takeover. [ PJC ]
3. The thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain; as, learning is an acquisition. [ 1913 Webster ]