as in accession
something added to an existing supply
every vacation trip inevitably resulted in new acquisitions to our array of bric-a-brac
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Duties include driving revenue through merchant acquisition, increase average sales price and further knowledge on product technology.
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2025
In particular, Belton likes private equity firms’ growing presence in the life insurance business, which started several years ago with Apollo’s acquisition of Athene, and which KKR continued with its purchase of Global Atlantic last year.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
The acquisition of Shohei Ohtani has transformed the franchise into a financial behemoth.
—The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Asker added that this acquisition will increase its beef purchasing power for both brands.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 30 Dec. 2024
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2025
In particular, Belton likes private equity firms’ growing presence in the life insurance business, which started several years ago with Apollo’s acquisition of Athene, and which KKR continued with its purchase of Global Atlantic last year.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
The acquisition of Shohei Ohtani has transformed the franchise into a financial behemoth.
—The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Asker added that this acquisition will increase its beef purchasing power for both brands.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Acquisition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquisition. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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